J.L. v. L.M.

MURDOCK, Judge.

This appeal is from an order awarding custody of D.B.L. (“the child”) to his paternal grandmother, L.M. (“the grandmother”), over the objections of the child’s mother, J.L. (“the mother”).

In November 1999, the grandmother filed in the Juvenile Court of Colbert County a petition seeking temporary and permanent custody of the child, alleging, among other things, that the child was dependent; that the child’s father, D.B.C, had died on October 31, 1998; that the mother had no permanent residence; and that the mother was unable to properly care for the child. The court awarded…