Legal Opinion

Young v. Pearce

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided November 17, 1956No. 19489PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Mobley, Justice.

1. “This court has many times held that an order awarding custody oí a minor child following the grant of a divorce is final, and the use of such words as ‘subject to the further order of court’ does not deprive it of its conclusiveness. Fuller v. Fuller, 197 Ga. 719 (30 S. E. 2d 600).” Goodloe v. Goodloe, 211 Ga. 894, 897 (89 S. E. 2d 654).

2. “The agreement of the parties for the court to retain jurisdiction of the question of custody, which became the judgment of the court, is no more than the judgment of the court.” Goodloe v. Goodloe, supra.

3. Where a divorce decree is…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Willingham v. WillinghamSupreme Court of Georgia · 1941
  2. Shields v. BodenhamerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1935
  3. Fuller v. FullerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1944
  4. Burton v. FurcronSupreme Court of Georgia · 1951
  5. Goodloe v. GoodloeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1955

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Robinson v. AshmoreSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
  2. Perry v. PerrySupreme Court of Georgia · 1958
  3. Fleming v. TwiggsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1956
  4. Banister v. BanisterSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978
  5. Crumbley v. StewartSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977

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