Durden v. Johnson

Jenkins, Justice.

1. Except as related to controversies between the father and the mother of a child, it is the rule that until majority the child shall remain under the control of the father unless the parental power shall be lost, which, among other ways, may be by “voluntary contract, releasing the right to a third person.” .Code, § 74-108; Cannady v. Yawn, 193 Ga. 270 (18 S. E. 2d, 461).

2. Where, after the death of the father, the mother becomes entitled to the custody and control of a child, such parental power and right may be lost by her just as in the case of the father (City of Albany…