May 2019 was a slow month in the Georgia appellate courts for family law related cases. No new custody or visitation cases were released (although April’s Dingle v. Carter was reconsidered and re-issued with revisions). And only one other family law related case was released (see below).  It was, however, a busy month in Georgia..Read more

April 2019 was an interesting month for custody and visitation cases released by the Georgia Court of Appeals. Long v. Truex, Case Nos. A19A0038 and A19A0749, Georgia Court of Appeals, April 10, 2019. Facts: When the parties divorced in 2014, they shared joint legal custody of their son, with Truex (Father) having primary physical custody…Read more

Johnson v. Johnson, Case No. A18A1654, Georgia Court of Appeals, March 5, 2019. Facts: Pursuant to the parties’ settlement agreement, the father paid child support, and had visitation with the children, including an adult son with Down Syndrome. Two years later, the mother filed a contempt action alleging that the father violated the support and..Read more

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