Legal Opinion

Lively v. Bowen

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided March 25, 2005No. A04A2105PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Mikell, Judge.

We granted this discretionary appeal to consider whether the trial court erred by denying a mother’s petition for modification of custody of her minor child. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.

“If the record contains any reasonable evidence to support the trial court’s decision on a petition to modify custody, it will be affirmed.”1 The record shows that permanent custody of the minor child was awarded to the paternal grandmother in 1998 based on a petition filed by the mother to establish paternity. The mother contends that she intended to request that only temporary…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Clark v. WadeSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001
  2. Durden v. BarronSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
  3. Jones v. BurksCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004
  4. Stalvey v. BatesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Callaway v. GarlandCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012

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