Bettes v. Bettes
Supreme Court of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Duckworth, Chief Justice.
There are many complex questions involved in the Oklahoma court’s numerous orders or judgments such as, full faith and credit, power of that court to retain jurisdiction, res judicata, and jurisdiction of the father and children who were domiciled in Georgia. But we put all those questions aside because, even conceding that the mother had the right of custody in virtue of that court’s judgments, this record authorized the ruling of the trial judge in this case to find as he did that the'best interest and welfare of these children will be served by giving the father…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Willingham v. WillinghamSupreme Court of Georgia · 1941
- Barnes v. TantSupreme Court of Georgia · 1961
- Porter v. ChesterSupreme Court of Georgia · 1951
- Adams v. AdamsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1950
- Lynn v. LynnSupreme Court of Georgia · 1947
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