Scott v. Scott

578 S.E.2d 876 (2003)

276 Ga. 372

SCOTT

v.

SCOTT.

No. S02A1909.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

March 27, 2003.

Browning & Tanksley, LLP, Thomas J. Browning, Marietta, for appellant.

Dupree, Poole & King, Russell D. King, Patrick N. Millsaps, Marietta, for appellee.

HUNSTEIN, Justice.

We granted Regina Scott's application for discretionary appeal to address whether a self-executing change of custody provision in the Scotts' divorce decree was permissible under Weaver v. Jones, 260 Ga. 493, 396 S.E.2d 890 (1990) and Pearce v. Pearce, 244 Ga. 69, 257 S.E.2d 904 (1979). For the reasons that follow, we find that…