Legal Opinion

Stone v. Stone

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided June 29, 2015No. S15F0064Published

1Opinion of the Court

297 Ga. 451

FINAL COPY S15F0064. STONE v. STONE et al. MELTON, Justice. Pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 34, we granted David E. Stone’s (Husband) application to appeal the final decree entered in his divorce from Anna Stone (Wife). In doing so, we stated our specific interest in determining whether the trial court erred by awarding joint legal custody of the parties’ minor son to Husband and Sandra Webb, the maternal grandmother (Grandmother).1 Because Georgia statutory law supports joint custody arrangements only between parents, we must reverse the award of joint legal custody in this case.2…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Brooks v. ParkersonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1995
  2. Slakman v. Continental Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 2003
  3. Clark v. WadeSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001
  4. Haley v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2011
  5. Stone v. StoneSupreme Court of Georgia · 2015

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