Tankersley v. Tankersley

Supreme Court of Georgia

Tankersley v. Tankersley

229 S.E.2d 354, 237 Ga. 579, 1976 Ga. LEXIS 1309

CourtSupreme Court of Georgia

DecidedSeptember 7, 1976

Docket31385

StatusPublished

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Tankersley v. Tankersley, 229 S.E.2d 354, 237 Ga. 579, 1976 Ga. LEXIS 1309 (Ga. 1976).

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Per curiam.

This is a child custody case. The parties were divorced in 1970 and the custody of the couples’ minor child was awarded to the mother with visitation rights for the father. In 1974 the father brought suit for a change of visitation privileges. The mother appeals from the judgment giving increased visitation privileges.

Under the "reasonable evidence rule” applicable in this type case, the trial court did not abuse its discretion in granting additional visitation rights to the father.

Judgment affirmed.

All the Justices concur. Submitted July 30, 1976 Decided September 7, 1976 Rehearing denied September 27, 1976. Hinton R. Pierce, Stanley C. House, for appellant. Nicholson, Fleming & Blanchard, Jim Blanchard, Jr., for appellee.

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Per curiam.

This is a child custody case. The parties were divorced in 1970 and the custody of the couples’ minor child was awarded to the mother with visitation rights for the father. In 1974 the father brought suit for a change of visitation privileges. The mother appeals from the judgment giving increased visitation privileges.

Under the "reasonable evidence rule” applicable in this type case, the trial court did not abuse its discretion in granting additional visitation rights to the father.

Judgment affirmed.

All the Justices concur. Submitted July 30, 1976 Decided September 7, 1976 Rehearing denied September 27, 1976. Hinton R. Pierce, Stanley C. House, for appellant. Nicholson, Fleming & Blanchard, Jim Blanchard, Jr., for appellee.

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229 S.E.2d 354, 237 Ga. 579, 1976 Ga. LEXIS 1309, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/tankersley-v-tankersley-ga-1976.