Legal Opinion
Hill v. Harper
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided March 8, 1973No. 27734PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Nichols, Justice.
Had the wife only sought to obtain custody of the child previously awarded to the husband because of changed circumstances after the original decree and child support for both children, then without question the action should have been filed in the county of the husband’s residence. Compare Perry v. Perry, 212 Ga. 668 (95 SE2d 2); Pirkle v. Pirkle, 212 Ga. 752 (95 SE2d 663); Martin v. Hendon, 224 Ga. 221 (160 SE2d 893). However, the present appeal involves an attack upon the original decree as having been obtained by fraud, and custody is sought, not because of changed…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Perry v. PerrySupreme Court of Georgia · 1956
- Bugden v. BugdenSupreme Court of Georgia · 1968
- Martin v. HendonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1968
- Dixon, Mitchell & Co. v. Baxter & Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1898
- Hood v. HoodSupreme Court of Georgia · 1915
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