M.S. v. S.P.

THOMAS, Judge.

On December 15, 2010, L.E.P. (“the mother”) was killed in an automobile accident. The mother had been married to S.P. (“the father”) until their divorce, which had been entered on June 2, 2009. The mother gave birth to V.C.P. (“the child”) on February 12, 2010. M.S. (“the maternal grandmother”) filed a dependency petition in the Lowndes Juvenile Court (“the juvenile court”) on December 16, 2010, alleging that the child was dependent because her mother was deceased; because her custody was in controversy; because the father’s paternity had not yet been established; and because…