Court Opinion

ID: 9581385
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-21 22:14:24.33943+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T13:36:54.654115
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Grice, Justice,
concurring specially. I agree with the judgment, but not with all that is stated in the opinion. I do not agree with the statement that a parent “cannot be denied custody of the child in a habeas corpus proceeding against third parties unless it is shown that parental power was lost under the provisions of Code §§ 74-108, 74-109, 74-110.” A parent may also lose his parental rights where by clear and satisfactory proof it is shown that he is an unfit person to have custody. See Perkins v. Courson, 219 Ga. 611 (135 SE2d 388) (three Justices dissenting), for a comprehensive review of the cases on this subject; and Peck v. Shierling, 222 Ga. 60 (148 SE2d 491) (three Justices dissenting).
In the present case it was not shown that the parent had lost her parental power under the above Code section or that she was unfit for custody. Therefore, I concur in the judgment.
I am authorized to state that Mr. Justice Mobley joins in this special concurrence.