Adams v. Adams
Supreme Court of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Candles, Justice.
The present writ of error involves a controversy between the parties concerning the custody of their minor children. After a divorce was granted “between the parties,” custody of their three minor children was awarded to the mother, and the father excepted. Held:
1. “In all cases where the custody of any minor child or children is involved between the parents, there shall be no prima facie right to the custody of such child or children in the father, but the court hearing such issue of custody may exercise its sound discretion, taking into consideration all of the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Pruitt v. ButterfieldSupreme Court of Georgia · 1940
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