In Re Morris

This is a child custody and child visitation case. The issue on appeal is whether the court erred when it denied the grandmother's petition for custody of the child or for visitation privileges with the child.

The case involves these facts: A child, Bridgette Lachae' Morris, was born to Janet Pressley (mother) in 1979. In 1981 the mother left the child with Elaine Morris, the child's grandmother. The grandmother filed a petition for temporary custody of the child in July 1981. By agreement of the parties and with the mother's consent, the Juvenile Court of Talladega County, granted the…