Baker v. Smiley

Jordan, Justice.

This is an appeal from an order of the trial court changing custody of a minor child from the appellant-mother to the appellee-father upon a finding of a substantial change in conditions.

Appellant and appellee, formerly husband and wife, were divorced on November 4, 1966, in Liberty County, Georgia, at which time the appellant was awarded custody of the unborn child of that marriage. Subsequent to the divorce and the birth of the child, the appellant moved to Virginia and later to Oregon. According to the appellee he did not know her address for about two years. During this…