Legal Opinion
Kapur v. Roach
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided September 11, 2000No. S00G0324PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hunstein, Justice.
A final decree of divorce was entered in Walker County in 1993 awarding joint legal custody of the minor child to the parties, Patti Roach and Raj Kapur. The wife was awarded physical custody and the husband had reasonable visitation privileges. In June 1998, the wife filed a complaint for contempt in Walker Superior Court and also petitioned for sole custody of the child. Although the wife resided in Walker County, the husband had moved to Whitfield County. The husband answered and filed a motion to dismiss asserting improper venue. The case was transferred by agreement to…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Matthews v. MatthewsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
- Ledford v. BowersSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
- Jones v. JonesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1987
- Williams v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1990
- Roach v. KapurCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999
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