Brown v. Georgia Department of Human Resources

Fletcher, Justice.

The Browns were divorced in Virginia in 1979. The agreement of the parties, which was incorporated into the trial court’s final decree, provided that Mrs. Brown (appellee) would have legal custody of the minor child of the parties and that Mr. Brown (appellant) would pay $150 per month in child support. Appellant is in the armed services and, while he was stationed in Germany, the parties agreed that their minor child would live with appellant for several years. Although the parties did not obtain a formal modification of their divorce decree, their minor child lived with…