Norowski v. Norowski

Fletcher, Presiding Justice.

We granted this discretionary application to consider whether Uniform Superior Court Rule 24.7 precludes a trial court from hearing a petition for divorce when child custody issues are being litigated in another forum. We conclude that it does not and, therefore, reverse.

Sandra Norowski and Peter Norowski are currently wife and husband. Until 1993 they lived in Mississippi with their son. That year the wife filed for divorce in Mississippi, seeking child custody, child support and alimony. Several months later wife and son moved to Georgia and husband remained in…