252 Ga. App. 539 - Lewis v. Lewis’s Empirical Analysis
2001
Citation profile
8
cited by 8 later decisions
1
states following
March 2016
most recently cited
8 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Williams v. Williams · 200 Ga. App. 715 - Arp v. Hammonds · 239 Ga. App. 738 - Ofchus v. Isom · In the Interest of S. D. J. · Bradley v. Bradley
Most-quoted passages
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“It is not our function to second-guess the trial court in cases such as this, which turn largely on questions of credibility and judgments as to the welfare of the child. The trial court is in the best position to make determinations on these issues, and we will not overrule its judgment if there is any reasonable evidence to support it.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“In ... cases [involving one parent with primary physical custody], we held that the move alone was not sufficient to justify removing custody from the custodial parent, even where it severely impacted the non-custodial parent's visitation rights.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Bodne v. Bodne
How this case has been treated — in progress
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