Neal v. Washington

McMurray, Presiding Judge.

Pursuant to an ex parte order, the natural mother of a minor child, 11 years of age, was ordered by the Juvenile Court of Richmond County (the superior court judge serving as juvenile court judge) to turn the child over to the custody of the natural father based upon a final decree of divorce of a New York court which allegedly granted custody to said father. Because of the “emergency condition existing,” the court stated that it had waived the requirement of an exemplified copy of the decree of the New York court.

In a final order the juvenile court stated that it…