Legal Opinion

Tharpe v. Tharpe

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided May 17, 1978No. 33518Published

1Opinion of the Court

Nichols, Chief Justice.

The final decree of divorce entered in Florida awarded custody of the two minor children to their mother. Their father secured custody of the children by order of the trial court entered in the present child custody habeas corpus action. The mother appeals, contending that the trial court erred in not giving full faith and credit to the Florida divorce decree and in awarding custody to the father after an evidentiary hearing as to changed conditions affecting the welfare of the children.

1. These enumerations of error are without merit. There is reasonable evidence in…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Robinson v. AshmoreSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
  2. Hawkins v. HawkinsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
  3. Shiver v. ShiverSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978

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