Baker v. Ashburn

Pope, Judge.

Appellant mother and appellee father were divorced in Chatham County, Georgia in 1982. The final decree awarded custody of their minor child to the mother with visitation privileges to the father. In August of 1982 the mother moved from Georgia with the child. In April of 1985 the father brought an action in Chatham Superior Court against the mother, alleging that she was subject to the jurisdiction of the court and could be served at a certain address in Panama City, Florida. The mother was personally served by second original by the Sheriff of Bay County, Florida.

The complaint…