Bonar v. Bonar

Johnson, Chief Judge.

David Bonar appeals from an order of the Superior Court of Stewart County, Georgia, modifying his visitation rights. He contends that the Georgia court lacked jurisdiction to modify the decree entered by the Louisiana court. We agree and reverse the judgment of the trial court.

Kimberly Bonar filed for divorce from David Bonar in Louisiana on July 30, 1997. On August 18, 1997, the trial court entered a consent judgment, which provided that the parties’ two minor children would live primarily with Kimberly Bonar in Georgia, and set out a schedule by which they would visit…