Goyal v. Fifadara
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Branch, Judge.
Ashok Goyal brings this appeal from the trial court’s denial of his motion to transfer these child custody modification proceedings from Gwinnett County to DeKalb County. Goyal argues that the trial court erred when it concluded that he had not established domicile in DeKalb County at the time the child’s mother, appellee Nimita Fifadara, filed the modification petition. We find no error and affirm.
Although domicile may be determined as a matter of law “when the evidence establishes a plain and palpable case,” it is “a mixed question of fact and law ... where the evidence is in…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Viskup v. ViskupSupreme Court of Georgia · 2012
- Dozier v. BakerSupreme Court of Georgia · 2008
- Fifadara v. GoyalCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012
- Davis-Redding v. ReddingCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
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