Brooks v. Parkerson

265 Ga. 189 (1995)

BROOKS et al.

v.

PARKERSON.

S94A1451.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided March 17, 1995.

Sutton & McCreary, Timothy A. McCreary, for appellants.

Lela S. Bridgers, Robert E. Flournoy III, for appellee.

HUNT, Chief Justice.

This appeal presents the issue of the constitutionality of Georgia's "Grandparent Visitation Statute," OCGA § 19-7-3. We hold that the statute is unconstitutional under both our state and federal constitutions, and reverse the trial court's order to the contrary.

Parkerson, the child's maternal grandmother, filed a petition for visitation under OCGA § 19-7-3. The…