Hawkins v. Hawkins

Hill, Justice.

This is a change of child custody case tried before the judge as provided by law. Code § 30-127.

Appellant seeks to have us award custody of the children to appellant (a rehearing before the same trial judge undoubtedly would not result in appellant obtaining custody). We have not seen the father, the mother, or the children. Therefore we are not in position to grant the relief sought.

Because of our inability to decide who should have custody of children, we apply the rule announced in the now celebrated case of Robinson v. Ashmore, 232 Ga. 498, 500 (207 SE2d 484) (1974): If…