# 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 0 D0 05 2 . J OSHUA AULD v . MI NERVA HAYDEE ROSARI O.

J o s h u a A u l d an d M i n erv a Hay d ee Ro s ari o are th e p aren t s o f a m i no r ch i l d,

b o rn in 2 0 15 . In 2 0 1 7

, t h e tri al co u rt g ran t ed Au l d ’ s pet i t i o n t o l eg i t im at e t h e ch i ld

an d award ed jo i n t l eg al cu st o dy

. Th ereaft er, i n 2 01 9

, t h e co u rt award ed Ro s ari o s o l e

l eg al cu s t o dy an d es t ab l i sh ed a v i s i t a t i o n s ch ed u l e. Th e co u rt al so ord ered Au ld to

p ay ch il d s u pp o rt

, at t orn ey fees

, an d a ch i l d s u p p o rt arre a r a g e an d hel d h i m in

co n tem p t . Au l d fi l ed a t i m el y

ap p li cat i on fro m

t h e t ri al co u rt ’ s o rd er. 1

To d et erm i n e wh et h er a p art y m ay b ri n g a d i rect ap p eal , we l o o k t o t h e i s s u e

rai s ed o n ap p eal

. See Vo

yl es v. Vo yl es

, 3 0 1 Ga. 44

, 4 5-4 6 (7 9 9 SE2 d 1 6 0 ) (2 0 1 7 ).

Here, Au l d ar g u e s

, am on g o th er t h in g s, t h at t h e t ri al co u rt erred i n it s ru l i n g s o n

c u s t o d y a n d v i s it at i o n

. Pu rs uan t t o OCGA § 5 -6 -3 4 (a) (1 1), “ [a] l l ju dg m en t s o r

o r d e r s i n ch i l d cu s t o d y cas es award i n g

, refu s i ng t o ch an g e, o r m od i fy i n g ch i l d

cu s t o d y ” are d i rect l y ap p eal ab l e. In ad d i t i o n

, v i si t at io n i s co n si d ered a cu s t o d y i s s ue.

See OCGA § 1 9 -9 -4 1 (4 ) (d efi n i n g “ ch i l d cu st o d y p ro ceed i n g ” as “ a pro ceed i n g in

wh i ch l eg al cu s t od y

, p h y s ical cu st o dy

, or v i s i t at i o n w i t h r e s p ect t o a ch i l d i s an

i s su e”). Becau s e th e t ri al co u rt ’ s ord er m od i fi ed cu s t o d y an d v is i t a t i o n

, an d Au ld

ch al l en g es t h o s e ru l i n g s on ap p eal

, t h e o rd er i s d i rect l y ap p eal ab l e u nd er OCGA § 5

-

6 -3 4 (a) (1 1).

1 Th e t ri al co u rt en t ered i t s o rd er o n J u ne 2 6

, 2 0 19

. On J ul y 1 7, Au l d fi l ed an

em erg en cy m o ti on fo r an ex ten s i o n o f t i m e in wh i ch t o fi le h i s ap p l icat io n, wh i ch was

g ran t ed o n Au gu s t 1 2

, an d th i s Co u rt o rd ered h i m t o fi l e h i s ap p l i cat i o n w i t h i n t en

d ay s

. See Cas e N o

. A2 0 E0 0 0 3 (Au g

. 1 2

, 2 0 19 ). Au l d t h ereaft er fi l ed hi s ap p l i cat i o n

o n Au g u s t 2 2 , 2 01 9

. September 06, 2019Th i s Co u rt wi ll g ran t an o t h erwi s e t i m el y d i s cret i o n ary ap pl i cat i o n if t h e l o wer

co u rt ’ s o rd er i s d i rect l y ap p eal ab l e an d t h e ap pl i can t h as no t al read y fi l ed a n o t i ce o f

ap p eal

. See OCGA § 5-6 -3 5 (j). Acco rd i ng l y

, t h i s ap p l i cat i o n i s h ereb y GRANTED.

Au l d s h al l h av e t en d ay s fro m t h e d at e o f th i s o rd er t o fi l e a n o t i ce o f ap p eal wi t h t h e

t ri al co u rt

. If h e h as al read y fi l ed a no t i ce o f ap p eal

, h e n eed n o t fi l e a s eco n d n o t i ce.

Th e cl erk o f th e tri al co u rt i s DIRECTED to i n cl u d e a co p y o f t h i s o rd er i n t he reco rd

t ran s m i t t ed t o t h e Co u rt o f Ap p eal s

.

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f s a i d c o u r t

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, C l e r k

. 09/06/2019