Case Title: Munday v. Munday

Citation: 243 Ga. 863, 257 S.E.2d 282

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State: georgia

Court: Georgia Supreme Court

Date: 1979-06-27T00:00:00Z

Document:
243 Ga. 863 (1979) 257 S.E.2d 282 MUNDAY v. MUNDAY. 34921. Supreme Court of Georgia. Submitted May 18, 1979. Decided June 27, 1979. J. Eugene Wilson, for appellant. Read, Huddleston & Medori, Charles D. Read, for appellee. UNDERCOFLER, Presiding Justice. The mother and father were divorced in Fayette County in 1973. On January 10, 1979, the father brought a motion for change of visitation relying on Code Ann. §§ 30-127, 50-121, and 74-107. The Georgia Child Custody Intrastate Jurisdiction Act of 1978, Code Ann. Ch. 24-3B; Ga. L. 1978, p. 1957, became effective January 1, 1979, *864 and applies to all custody[1] questions filed thereafter. This Act specifically provides that "[t]he use of a complaint in the nature of habeas corpus seeking a change of child custody is hereby prohibited." Code Ann. § 24-304b (d). Since jurisdiction of custody cases in this court was predicated upon our habeas corpus jurisdiction, we no longer have a jurisdictional basis for entertaining such appeals not also involving a judgment for divorce. This case is accordingly transferred to the Court of Appeals. Transferred to the Court of Appeals. All the Justices concur, except Jordan and Hall, JJ., who dissent. [1] "`Custody' includes visitation rights." Code Ann. § 24-303b (c).