Legal Opinion

Adams v. Adams

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided January 18, 1966No. 23269PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Cook, Justice.

“An order or judgment that merely declares the rights of the parties, without any express command or prohibition, is not one which may be the basis of contempt proceedings.” Mote v. Mote, 214 Ga. 134 (103 SE2d 565); Hammock v. Hammock, 209 Ga. 751 (76 SE2d 15). The order entered on September 5, 1961, granting custody of the minor children of the parties to the father, merely declared the visitation privileges of the mother, and did not make any express command or prohibition in connection with these privileges. The visitation rights of the mother under this order could not be…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Hammock v. HammockSupreme Court of Georgia · 1953
  2. Mote v. MoteSupreme Court of Georgia · 1958
  3. Palmer v. BunnSupreme Court of Georgia · 1962
  4. Pirkle v. PirkleSupreme Court of Georgia · 1956
  5. Thomas v. ThomasSupreme Court of Georgia · 1966

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Griggers v. BryantSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
  2. Ogletree v. WatsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1967
  3. Dropkin v. DropkinSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
  4. Lowery v. AdamsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1969
  5. Jones v. JonesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975

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