Legal Opinion

Parker v. Parker

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided September 12, 1972No. 27338PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Undercofler, Justice.

The appeal in this case is from the award of the custody of a child of the parties to the mother by the Juvenile Court of Bibb County. Held:

The judgment of the Juvenile Court of Bibb County shows that the matter of the custody of the child was transferred to that court by order of Bibb Superior Court on November 23, 1971. The Juvenile Court of Bibb County is a court of special and limited jurisdiction and its judgments must show upon their face such facts as are necessary to give it jurisdiction of the person and the subject matter. Ferguson v. Hunt, 221 Ga. 728, 730 (146…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Showalter v. SandlinSupreme Court of Georgia · 1972
  2. Ferguson v. HuntSupreme Court of Georgia · 1966
  3. Bosson v. BossonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1967

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. In re J. R. T.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1974
  2. Williams v. Department of Human ResourcesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
  3. Lockhart v. StancilSupreme Court of Georgia · 1988
  4. In Re JRTSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974

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