In re Jeffrey G.

The petitioner, Jeffrey G., appeals the Trial Court’s (DiMeo, J.) order granting primary physical custody of two minor children to Lisa S., the children’s paternal aunt, arguing that it violated his constitutional right to make decisions concerning the care, custody, and control of his children. We reverse and remand.

The record supports the following facts. Jeffrey G. and Janette P. are the parents of J.G., born in 1996, and L.G., born in 1997. They were granted a divorce on August 7,2002, after a three-day contested hearing in the Family Division at Salem. Both Jeffrey G. and Janette P. were…