McINERNEY v. McINERNEY

S21A1068.

870 S.E.2d 721 (2022)

McINERNEY v. McINERNEY.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided: March 15, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth Paul Johnson , Elizabeth Esther Berenguer , Johnson, Kraeuter & Dunn, LLC, 327 Eisenhower Drive, Savannah, Georgia 31406, for Appellant.

Andrew McLean Wilkes , Oliver Maner, LLP, P.O. Box 10186, Savannah, Georgia 31412-0000, William C Phillips , Oliver Maner LLP, 5 Bailey Reach, Savannah, Georgia 31411, for Appellee.


This appeal presents the question of whether a superior court can transfer or dismiss a divorce case under the doctrine of forum non conveniens pursuant to OCGA § 9-10-31.1(a) without offending Article VI, Section II, Paragraph I of the Georgia Constitution, which provides that "[d]ivorce cases shall be tried in the county...

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