Richardson v. Richardson

Weltner, Justice.

1. The mother removed the minor child of the parties from DeKalb County, Georgia, to the Federal Republic of Germany. At the time, there was in effect no court order providing for custody of the child. Subsequently, she obtained from the German court a decree awarding custody to her. Thereafter, the father filed a complaint in DeKalb Superior Court and attempted to serve the mother, in Germany, by publication. The trial court entered an award of permanent custody of the child in favor of the father. The mother appeals.

2. The Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act, OCGA §…