Gray v. Sweat

Pannell, Judge.

1. "It is a well-settled principle of law that the mere failure of a parent to provide support for a minor child who is in the possession or custody of another person, and no support of the child is requested or needed, is not a failure to provide necessaries, or such abandonment as will amount to a relinquishment of the right of the parent to parental custody and control. Brown v. Newsome, 192 Ga. 43 (14 SE2d 470); Rawdin v. Conner, 210 Ga. 508, 512 (81 SE2d 461).” Coleman v. Way, 217 Ga. 366 (2) (122 SE2d 104). See also Glendinning v. McComas, 188 Ga. 345 (3 SE2d 562).…