Legal Opinion

Anderson v. Anderson

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided February 22, 1978No. 33128PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Marshall, Justice.

This is an appeal by the wife in a divorce action from that portion of the divorce decree which gave the husband permanent custody of the parties’ two minor sons, custody of whom had been lodged temporarily in the wife pursuant to an agreement of the parties.

1. The admission in evidence of certain letters, even if error, was not reversible error, in view of the holding in Division 2 of this opinion.

2. "In a contest between parents over the custody of a child, the trial court has a very broad discretion, looking always to the best interest of the child, and may award the…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Jackson v. JacksonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1973
  2. Morris v. MorrisSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977

3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Gazaway v. BrackettSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978
  2. Urquhart v. UrquhartSupreme Court of Georgia · 2000
  3. In re J. C. P.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
  4. In Re JCPCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
  5. Wrightson v. WrightsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1996

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