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MATTHEWS v. MATTHEWS

31709.

238 Ga. 201 (1977)

232 S.E.2d 76

MATTHEWS v. MATTHEWS.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided January 7, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brinson, Askew & Berry, C. King Askew, for appellant.

UNDERCOFLER, Presiding Justice.

This case involves the question whether a suit in the nature of habeas corpus to change a decree of custody may be brought against a custodial parent by a noncustodial parent in the county in which the noncustodial parent resides. Don Louis Matthews and Marietta Fish Matthews, the parents of five minor children, were divorced in Floyd County, Georgia, and the mother was given custody. They then moved to Florida. In July of 1976, the...

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