Court Opinion

ID: 9589760
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-21 23:48:27.894607+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T13:38:00.496434
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Jordan, Justice,
dissenting.
In my opinion there was clear and convincing evidence of the father’s present unfitness sufficient to justify the award of custody to the maternal grandparent.
Most of the evidence of nonsupport, cruelty, excessive drinking, and attempted suicide was of recent vintage and near enough in point of time for the trial court to conclude that such conditions existed at the present *429time. Certain conditions shown to exist are presumed to continue unless the contrary is shown.
This case is distinguishable from Heath v. Martin, 225 Ga. 181 (167 SE2d 153) (1969), where similar evidence was shown to have occurred "some two or three years prior to trial.”
I would affirm the judgment of the trial court.