Case Name: MUNDAY v. MUNDAY
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1979-06-27
Citations: 243 Ga. 863
Docket Number: 34921
Parties: MUNDAY v. MUNDAY.
Judges: All the Justices concur, except Jordan and Hall, JJ., who dissent.
Reporter: Georgia Reports
Volume: 243
Pages: 863–864

Head Matter:
34921.
MUNDAY v. MUNDAY.

Opinion:
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, and applies to all custody 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).
Submitted May 18, 1979
Decided June 27, 1979.
J. Eugene Wilson, for appellant.
Read, Huddleston & Medori, Charles D. Read, for appellee.
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.
" 'Custody' includes visitation rights." Code Ann. § 24-303b (c).