# C o u rt o f

A p p ea ls

o f t h e S t a te o f

G eo rg ia

ATLANTA,_

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Th e Co u rt

o f Ap p ea l s h er eb y p a s s es t h e f

o ll owi n g o r der :

A2 2 A0 20 2 . ANNA SI NCLAI R-J AMI SON v . DEMETRI SE PI NKERTON.

An n a Si n cl ai r-J am i s o n an d Dem et ri s e Pi n k ert on are t h e p aren t s o f m i n o r ch i ld

J

. S.-P. In a p ri o r act i o n

, t h e t ri al co u rt award ed cu s to d y o f J

. S.-P. t o Si n cl ai r-J am i so n

an d g ran t ed v i s i t at i o n t o Pi n k ert o n

. Pi n k ert on fi l ed t h i s pet i t i o n s eek i n g t o h o ld

Si n cl ai r-J am i s on i n co n tem p t fo r wi l l fu l l y i n t e rferi n g wi t h h i s v i si t at io n

. T h e t ri al

co u rt en t ered a fi n al o rd er d en y in g Pi n k ert on ’ s p et i t i o n, an d he fi l ed a “ M o t i o n t o Set

As i d e, fo r Reco n s i d erat io n, an d / o r Cl ari fi cat i o n ” o f t h at o rd er. T h e t ri al co u rt g ran t ed

Pi n k ert o n ’ s m o t i o n wi t h o u t ex p l an at i o n

, s e t as i d e i t s p ri or o rd er, an d s ch ed u l ed a

h eari n g

. Si n cl ai r-J am i so n ap p eal s

, cl ai m i n g t h at t h i s C o u rt h as ju ri s d i ct io n u n d er

OCGA § 5 -6 -3 4 (a) (1 1 ).

A p art y s eek i n g rev i ew o f a n o rd er en t ered i n a do m es t ic rel at i o n s cas e

g en eral l y m

u s t fi l e an ap p l icat i o n fo r d i s cret i on ary ap p eal

. See OCGA § 5 -6 -3 5 (a)

(2 ). W hen t h e cas e rem ai n s p en d i n g i n t h e t ri al co u rt

, t h e p art y g en eral l y m u st s at i s fy

t h e ad d i t i o n al req u i rem en t s fo r an i n t erl o cu t o ry ap p li cat i o n

, i n c lu d i n g ob t ai n i n g a

cert ifi cat e o f i m m e d i a t e rev iew fro m t h e t ri al co u rt an d co m p l y i n g wi th t h e t i m e

l i m i tat i on s o f OCGA § 5 -6 -3 4 (b ).

Un d er OCGA § 5-6 -3 4 ( a ) (1 1 ), h o wev er, a d i rect ap peal i s perm it t ed fro m

“ [a] l l ju d g m e n t s o r o rd ers i n ch i l d cu s to d y cas es award i n g

, refu s i n g to ch an g e, o r

m o di fy i n g ch i l d cu st o d y o r h o l di n g or d ecl i n i n g to ho l d p ers o n s i n co nt em p t o f s u ch

ch i l d cu st o d y j u d gm en t s o r ord ers .” It i s wel l es t ab li s h ed t h at v i s i t at i o n p ri v i l eg es are

p art o f cu s t o d y

, s ee Mo o r e v. Mo o re-McKi n n ey

, 2 9 7 Ga. Ap p. 7 0 3, 7 0 5 (1 ) (6 7 8 SE2 d

1 5 2 ) (2 00 9 ), an d t h at in t erl o cu t o ry cu s t od y o rd ers m ay be ap p eal ed di rect l y

. See La cy

v. La cy

, 3 2 0 Ga. Ap p . 7 3 9 , 7 4 2 (3 ) (7 4 0 SE2 d 6 9 5 ) (2 01 3 ). Nev ert h el es s

, th e o rd er September 02, 2021o n ap p eal h ere d o es n o t fal l wi t h i n t h e s co pe o f OCGA § 5 -6 -3 4 (a) (1 1 ) b ecau s e i t

i s n o t a cu s t o d y o rd er. It do es n o t award

, refu s e t o ch an g e, o r m o d i fy cu st o d y; n o r

d o es i t ho ld o r decl i n e to h o l d a p ers on i n co n tem p t o f s u ch an o r d e r

. I t s i m p l y

v acat es a p ri o r o rd er d ecl i n i n g t o h o l d a p ers on i n co n t em p t

, an d it s ch ed u l es fu rt h er

p ro ceed in g s

.

B e c a use the inte r loc utor

y dom e stic rel at i o ns o rd er t h at Si n cl ai r-J a m ison w ishe s

t o ap p eal d o es n ot co m e wi t h i n t h e am b i t o f OCGA § 5

- 6 -3 4 (a) (1 1 ), s h e was

req u i red t o fi l e an i n t erl o cu t ory ap p l i cat i o n t o o b t ai n ap p el l at e rev i ew at t hi s ju n ct u re.

Her fai l u re t o d o s o d ep ri v es u s o f ju ri sd i ct i o n o v er th i s d i rect ap peal

, wh i ch i s h ereb y

DISM ISSED. See Ba i l ey v. Ba i l ey

, 2 6 6 Ga. 8 3 2

, 8 3 3 (4 7 1 SE2 d 2 1 3 ) (1 9 9 6 ); S cr u gg s

v. Ga . Dep t . o

f Hu ma n Res o u r ces , 2 6 1 Ga. 5 87 , 5 89 (1 ) (4 0 8 SE2 d 1 03 ) (1 9 9 1 ).

C o u r t o f A p p e a l s o f t h e S t a t e o

f G e o r g ia

C le r k ’ s O f f i c e

, A t la n t a

,

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I c e r ti fy t h a t t h e a b o v e i s a t r u e e x t r a c t f r o m

t h e m i n u t e s o

f t h e C o u r t o

f A p p e a l s o f G e o r g i a

.

W i tn e s s m y s i g n a t u r e a n d th e s e a l o

f s a i d c o u r t

h e r e t o a f f i x e d t h e d a y a n d y e a r l a s t a b o v e w r i t t e n

.

, C l e r k

. 09/02/2021