Spies v. Carpenter

Thompson, Chief Justice.

James Spies (“husband”) and Cynthia Carpenter (“wife”) were married in California on December 17, 2000. They have two minor children, both of whom were born in that state. Husband is a movie and television producer and a consultant. The family moved to Tennessee for a film project in 2006, and then to the metropolitan Atlanta area in November of 2011. The parties separated on August 6, 2013. Wife returned to California with the children and enrolled them in school. In the meantime, husband relocated to Virginia for another film project.

On October 17, 2013, wife filed…