In re B. D. C.

Benham, Judge.

The surviving parent of a five-year-old child brings this appeal from a Gwinnett Juvenile Court order granting temporary custody of his child to its maternal grandparents. Appellant contends the court erred in several particulars: (1) denying his custody request; (2) finding abandonment; and (3) terminating his parental rights.

As to the issue of custody, we begin our review of the facts with several principles that are firmly fixed in the law of this state. “Upon the death of either parent, the survivor is entitled to custody of the child; provided, however, that the court, upon…