Barstad v. Frazier

First, it must be stated what the facts of this case do not deal with and that is the termination of Michael’s mother’s parental rights. This case concerns a grandmother, the plaintiff, who is seeking the legal custody of her grandson, Michael.

According to the testimony of Theol A. Barstad, the grandmother, and Wanda K. Frazier, the mother of Michael, the boy was born on November 24, 1973, and has lived outside of the grandmother’s home for only six months, except for the time after birth when he lived with his mother and her father for about two months and with his mother and her brother for…