Binns v. Smith

251 Ga. 861 (1984)

310 S.E.2d 225

BINNS

v.

SMITH.

40357.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided January 4, 1984.

Rehearing Denied January 18, 1984.

McCamy, Phillips, Tuggle, Rollins & Fordham, Joseph T. Tuggle, Jr., for appellants.

Donald W. Johnson, for appellee.

WELTNER, Justice.

The sole question presented in this appeal is whether or not the provisions of the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act, OCGA § 19-9-40 et seq. (Code Ann. § 74-501 et seq.), can be the basis for jurisdiction in the courts of this state over a person residing in a foreign country.

The question arises because a former wife, granted…