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In this dispute involving grandparent visitation rights, appellant Robert Christopher Cates contends that the trial court erred in granting visitation to Rhonda Jamison, his minor childrens’ maternal grandmother, without including specific written findings of fact in support of its ruling pursuant to OCGA § 19-7-3 c.1 For the reasons that follow, we vacate the trial court’s order and remand with direction. On appeal from an order granting grandparent visitation, we “defer to the trial court’s factfinding and affirm unless the evidence fails to satisfy the appellate standard of review.” Luke v. Luke , 280 Ga. App. 607, 610 1 634 SE2d 439 2006. The record shows that Cates and his wife, Shelley, had two minor children as a result of their marriage. Shelley Cates tragically died as a result of injuries sustained in a car accident, leaving Cates as the minor childrens’ sole surviving parent.

In June 2008, Jamison filed a petition for grandparent visitation pursuant to OCGA § 19-7-3. Cates objected to the petition.

 
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