Legal Opinion
Sills v. Bruce
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided July 8, 1986No. 72589PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Birdsong, Presiding Judge.
John and Mary Bruce are the natural parents of Shane Bruce, born March 29,1979. In September of 1980, John and Mary separated and were subsequently divorced in November of 1982. John was given legal custody of Shane in the final divorce decree. John and Shane moved in with John’s mother and stepfather, J. L. and Thelma Sills, the appellants, in 1980. John moved from his mother’s home at an undetermined date. The Sills filed this action May 22, 1984, for modification of the custody order, alleging Shane had lived with them since 1980. The petition also alleged the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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3Cited by1 opinion
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