Legal Opinion
Padgett v. Penland
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided June 21, 1973No. 27906, 27909PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Jordan, Justice.
The present appeals are sequels to Padgett v. Padgett, 229 Ga. 623 (193 SE2d 815). In that appeal this court affirmed an order of DeKalb Superior Court of May 19, 1972, adjudging Charlene Cooper Penland (formerly Charlene Penland Padgett) in wilful contempt of that court. Under the terms of a divorce decree of that court in 1971 her former husband, Jack Garnett Padgett, was awarded legal custody of their minor child. In April, 1972, the child was residing with his father in New York. The mother, while exercising visitation rights, received permission from the father to bring…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Miller v. MillerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1961
- Padgett v. PadgettSupreme Court of Georgia · 1972
3Cited by15 opinions
- Matthews v. MatthewsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
- Dearman v. RhodenSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
- Word v. WordSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
- Vines v. HibdonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
- Chalfant v. RainsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
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