In the Interest of J. R. P.

Ruffin, Judge.

Linda Pearson, J. R. P.’s maternal grandmother, appeals a juvenile court order finding J. R. P. deprived. For reasons that follow, we affirm.

This case involves a private deprivation petition and custody battle over J. R. P. between Pearson and Tameka Brown, J. R. P.’s cousin. The record shows that J. R. P.’s mother died shortly after his birth, and Pearson began caring for him. Pearson, however, never obtained legal custody or guardianship of J. R. P., and his putative father did not legitimate him, leaving J. R. P. with no legal custodian or guardian.

*622When J. R. R was two years…