Baldwin v. Baldwin

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that if the trial court finds both parents fit and proper, the trial court may consider a joint custody arrangement
• OCGA § 19-9-3 “indicate [s] a state policy favoring shared rights and responsibilities between both parents”
• OCGA § 19-9-3 \indicate[s] a state policy favoring shared rights and responsibilities between both parents\
• in making child custody determinations, the trial court’s “primary duty” is to determine solely what is in the child’s best interest and will best promote the child’s welfare and happiness

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

14 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Scott v. Scott
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2003-03-27· cited 66×
• Urquhart v. Urquhart
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2000-07-05· cited 28×
• Facey v. Facey
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2006-11-27· cited 17×
• Willis v. Willis
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2011-01-24· cited 16×
• Scott v. Scott
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1997-07-15· cited 14×
• Walker v. Walker
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2001-02-21· cited 11×
• Steed v. Deal
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1997-03-03· cited 7×
• Cook v. Cook
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2006-07-13· cited 5×
• Weiss v. Varnadore
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2000-11-03· cited 4×
• Graham v. Holmes
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1995-10-04· cited 1×
• Tyler Perry v. Kaitlyn v. Jenkins
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2021-08-31
• Mikal Skelton v. Jason Skelton
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2022-07-20
• WHITNEY SHEA HACKETT v. JAMES STAPLETON
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2022-08-26
• Margo Elizabeth Byrne v. Robert Byrne
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2022-09-01

Cites

1 case in this archive is cited by this case.

• In the Interest of A. R. B.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1993-07-02· cited 18×