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HANNAH v. PUCKETT

34116.

242 Ga. 688 (1978)

251 S.E.2d 308

HANNAH v. PUCKETT.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided December 5, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Garland, Nuckolls, Kadish, Cook & Weisensee, Mark J. Kadish, Rhonda A. Brofman, for appellant.

Howe & Sutton, Donald B. Howe, Jr., for appellee.

UNDERCOFLER, Presiding Justice.

This appeal is from the order of the trial court directing that the parties' 15-and 16-year-old-sons be jailed for refusing to visit with their father as provided in a divorce decree. Whatever the solution, if any, we are convinced a trial court cannot jail children for refusing to visit their father.

Judgment reversed. All the Justices...

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