Rhodes v. Peacock

Banke, Judge.

The appellants, maternal grandparents of Brandi Lee Peacock, whose mother is deceased, petitioned the trial court for visitation rights. The appellee is the father of the minor child, and there is no question before any court concerning his right to custody of the child. The trial judge dismissed the appellants’ complaint for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted, and they appeal that order to this court.

Prior to the enactment of Code Ann. § 74-112 (Ga. L. 1976, p. 247), the law of this state was that grandparents could not obtain orders giving them the right…