Legal Opinion
Durham v. Spence
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided January 6, 1972No. 26861PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Undercofler, Justice.
In 1969 Ronald Kenneth Spence filed a suit for divorce against Susan Durham Spence in the Superior Court of Cobb County. He sought custody of their two minor children and contended that the defendant was an unfit mother. The defendant denied the charge of unfitness and sought custody of the children and child support. Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Spence, paternal grandparents and residents of Georgia, moved to intervene in the divorce action. They alleged that neither of the parents was fit to have custody of the children. They averred that the children were presently living with…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Patten v. MillerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1940
- Pedigo v. Celanese Corp. of AmericaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1949
- Bennett v. BennettSupreme Court of Georgia · 1954
- Good v. GoodSupreme Court of Georgia · 1949
- Martin v. HendonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1968
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Spence v. DurhamSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1973
- Crowder v. CrowderSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
- Dearman v. RhodenSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
- Imperial Massage & Health Studio, Inc. v. LeeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1973
- Bull v. BullSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
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