Legal Opinion
Young v. Young
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided January 5, 1961No. 21066PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Almand, Justice.
Franklin Young filed a petition for habeas corpus against his former wife, Eddie Young (Head). He alleged that, in a divorce proceeding, he was awarded the custody of their minor child, Vickie Marie Young, on November 19, 1959, and that the child is now in the possession of the defendant, being illegally detained. In her response the defendant prayed that she be awarded custody of the child because of a change in conditions subsequent to the divorce decree.
On the first hearing, the court granted the writ, but during the same term vacated the order, and after a hearing awarded…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Fortson v. FortsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1943
- Peeples v. NewmanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1952
- Elders v. EldersSupreme Court of Georgia · 1950
- Moody v. MoodySupreme Court of Georgia · 1942
- Waller v. WallerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1947
3Cited by11 opinions
- Hardman v. Dahlonega-Lumpkin County Chamber of CommerceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
- Froug v. HarperSupreme Court of Georgia · 1965
- Kohler v. KromerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
- Adams v. HeffernanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1961
- Hunnicutt v. SmithSupreme Court of Georgia · 1962
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