Legal Opinion

Dropkin v. Dropkin

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided October 19, 1976No. 31355PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Hill, Justice.

The mother appeals from a Glynn Superior Court order giving full faith and credit to a 1976 Kansas order giving child custody to the father.

The parties were divorced in Kansas in 1973 and custody of their six children was granted to the mother. On April 25, 1975, the Kansas court ordered one of the children placed with the father. On April 26, 1975, the mother and the five children moved to Glynn County. On May 7,1975, the father filed a motion in the Kansas court seeking custody of the five children. Service was made upon the mother’s Kansas attorney who was also her…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Gordon v. GordonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
  2. Boggus v. BoggusSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
  3. Schowe v. AmsterSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
  4. Pirkle v. PirkleSupreme Court of Georgia · 1956
  5. Adams v. AdamsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1966

1 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Lemcon USA Corp. v. Icon Technology Consulting, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 2017
  2. Benefield v. HarrisCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1977
  3. Melnick v. Bank of HighwoodCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
  4. Veazey v. VeazeySupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
  5. Earley v. EarleyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983

4 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API