Woodall v. Johnson, Case No. A18A1927, Georgia Court of Appeals, February 7, 2019. Facts: Woodall and his former wife (“Mother”) divorced in 2013. In 2014, Mother married Johnson. In 2015, Woodall was held in contempt for failure to comply with the parenting plan and to pay child support. Pursuant to the contempt order, Woodall’s visitation..Read more

Plummer v. Plummer, Case No. S18G0146, Georgia Supreme Court (January 22, 2019). Facts: The parties were divorced in Camden County in 2013. Mother, who lived in Florida, had primary physical custody of their child, and Father had visitation. In 2015, Father filed a custody modification action in Camden County, where he still lived. Shortly thereafter,..Read more

December, 2018 was another slow month for family law-related case law. Only one custody related case, one other family law-related case, and lots of dismissals of appeals were released by the Court of Appeals. Jackson v. Brown, Case No. A18A2097, Georgia Court of Appeals, December 13, 2018. Facts: Brown (mother) filed a complaint to modify custody..Read more

This month, I review cases released earlier in 2018 since the Georgia appellate courts released no new custody and visitation or family law related cases in November. From the months before I began sending these case law updates, I have selected a handful of cases that have an important impact on our custody practices. Enjoy!..Read more

Brumbelow v. Mathenia, et al., Case No. A18A1117, Georgia Court of Appeals, October 4, 2018. Facts: Mathenia gave birth to Brumbelow’s son, but voluntarily relinquished her parental rights at birth to a couple who planned to adopt him. Although Brumbelow initially denied that he was the child’s father, when he learned of the pending adoption..Read more