Brinson v. Jenkins

The record in the instant case discloses that on May 5, 1947, Geneva Brinson filed suit for divorce, alimony, and custody of a minor child against Ray Brinson in Emanuel Superior Court. At the interlocutory hearing, custody of the minor child, Murray Brinson, was awarded to Geneva Brinson. On October 16, 1947, a total divorce was granted to both parties, but in the final decree or judgment, no mention of the custody of the minor child was made, though the decree contained this language: “Also that the plaintiff do recover of the defendant the sum of $25 per month for permanent alimony and…