Dein v. Mossman

Marshall, Justice.

This is a child custody dispute which aligns the maternal grandmother and stepgrandfather of a two-year-old girl against the child’s natural mother. The trial court found that the grandparents are unfit to have custody of the child, and they appeal.

This action began by the grandparents’ filing in the DeKalb Superior Court a petition for writ of habeas corpus against the mother, whereby they sought custody of the child. In the petition, they state that they have legal custody of the child under a final order of adoption consented to by the mother; however, the mother has…