Legal Opinion
Fortson v. Fortson
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided November 14, 1979No. 58621PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Deen, Chief Judge.
1. We accept jurisdiction of this petition for modification of divorce decree seeking change of custody on the basis of Munday v. Munday, 243 Ga. 863 (257 SE2d 282) (1979).
2. Motions to dismiss brought in the Superior Court of Clarke County on the ground that the proper forumfor this suit would be Florida, were correctly overruled. Code § 74-504 provides: "(a) A court of this State which is competent to decide child custody matters has jurisdiction to make a child custody determination by initial or modification decree if: (1) This State ... (B) had been the child’s home…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Carson v. CarsonCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1977
- Sturkie v. SkinnerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1958
- Munday v. MundaySupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
- Durden v. DurdenSupreme Court of Georgia · 1968
- Moore v. WigginsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1973
3Cited by5 opinions
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- Carr v. TownsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1984
- Craighead v. DavisCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982
- Hall v. HallCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981