Tyner v. Tyner

Banke, Presiding Judge.

The appellees sued to obtain custody of their three grandchildren from the mother, who is their former daughter-in-law. Legal custody of the children had been awarded to the mother at the time of her divorce from the father; however, she had allowed the appellees to have physical custody for a period of several years. The maternal grandparents moved to be allowed to intervene to seek visitation privileges, and this motion was granted by the trial court.

Following an evidentiary hearing, the trial court awarded custody *878to the appellees and granted visitation privileges to…