C.P. v. M.K. and R.M.K.

ROBERTSON, Presiding Judge.

This case involves a custody dispute between nonparents and a parent.

M.K. and his wife, R.M.K. (petitioners), filed a petition in the Juvenile Court of Russell County, requesting temporary custody of O.P. (minor child), the infant son of C.P. (mother).

Following an ore tenus proceeding, the trial court entered a judgment which found the minor child to be a dependent child pursuant to § 12-15-1(10), Code 1975, and vested temporary custody of the minor child in the petitioners. However, the trial court did not find the mother to be an unfit parent. The mother appeals.

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