Williams v. Ferrell

Ingram, Justice.

This is an appeal in a habeas corpus case involving the custody of a 15-year-old girl. The action was brought in the Superior Court of Wilkes County by the natural mother of the child against the paternal grandmother. After a hearing, the trial court entered an order awarding custody to the grandmother but made provision for visitation by the mother.

From the evidence adduced at the hearing, it was disclosed that the mother and father of the child are separated but not divorced, and that the father of the child presently lives in Athens, Georgia, while the mother resides in…