Legal Opinion
Carpenter v. Forshee
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided May 31, 1961No. 38792PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hall, Judge.
Plaintiff in error’s objection that the Fulton Superior Court lacked jurisdiction because the child’s residence was not in Fulton County, but in Colorado where his father resided, is without merit. The father and mother of this child were divorced by a decree of the Superior Court of Cobb County on May 16, 1961. ■ This decree awarded permanent custody of the child to the mother. The decree was introduced as evidence on the plea to the jurisdiction. The father testified that the mother was 'awarded custody of the child and that, the child had been in the State .of Georgia since…
2Cases cited83 opinions
- Merck v. American Freehold Land Mortgage Co. of London, Ltd.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1887
- Hollander v. Central Metal & Supply Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1908
- Smith v. SmithIdaho Supreme Court · 1947
- Fieldiing v. HighsmithSupreme Court of Florida · 1943
- Child Saving Institute v. KnobelSupreme Court of Missouri · 1931
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3Cited by38 opinions
- Douglas S. Gard v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
- Henderson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1983
- Truckee-Carson Irrigation District v. WyattNevada Supreme Court · 1968
- Catholic Charities of Archdiocese of Dubuque v. ZaleskySupreme Court of Iowa · 1975
- Old Colony Insurance v. DresselCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1964
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