Bowen v. Bowen

Frankum, Justice.

1. “The judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction of a sister State, awarding the custody of a minor child, which is regular on its face and unimpeached for fraud, is entitled to full faith and credit in proceedings for the custody of the child in this State. Such a judgment may be modified only when it appears that there has been such a ehange in conditions since the original decree as would authorize the modification of a similar judgment rendered by the courts of this State.” Peeples v. Newman, 209 Ga. 53 (1) (70 SE2d 749). See Hammond v. Hammond, 90 Ga. 527 (1) (16 SE…