Legal Opinion
Garrett v. Garrett
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided October 15, 1996No. S96G0925PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Carley, Justice.
In March 1990, Ms. Cynthia Garrett and Dr. Wayne Garrett were married in Alabama and, in May 1991, their daughter was born in that state. In October 1991, Ms. Garrett and Dr. Garrett separated. The next month, Ms. Garrett and the child moved to Georgia, but Dr. Garrett remained a resident of Alabama. In January 1992, Ms. Garrett filed for divorce in Alabama. Neither Ms. Garrett’s custody of the child nor Dr. Garrett’s visitation rights with the child was a contested issue in the Alabama divorce proceeding. The final divorce decree was entered in April 1993 and was affirmed by…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Kumar v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1982
- Matter of Marriage of GreenlawWashington Supreme Court · 1994
- Yearta v. ScrogginsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
- Wilson v. GouseSupreme Court of Georgia · 1994
- Goldfarb v. GoldfarbSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Patterson v. PattersonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999
- Bonar v. BonarCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
- Garrett v. GarrettSupreme Court of Georgia · 1996
- Justice v. HendersonCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1998