Supreme Court of Georgia· 1/19/2016
McFarlane v. McFarlane
Citations
- 298 Ga. 361
- 782 S.E.2d 29
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- explaining that the burden is on the appellant to show error affirmatively by the record
- explaining that the burden is on the appellant to show error affirmatively by the record
- finding that some evidence, including the wife’s testimony detailing the care she provided for the children, “was sufficient to support the trial court’s [denial of husband’s petition] to modify custody”
- vacating a custody modification order for failure to enter a permanent parenting plan and remanding the case for compliance with OCGA § 19-9-1
- rejecting argument that trial court's denial of a modification request left the previous parenting plan in place and made new parenting plan unnecessary where prior order also failed to include parenting plan
- detailed visitation schedule does not satisfy requirement of a permanent parenting plan
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Judges: Thompson
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- Monroe v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia· 2023-03-07· cited 18×
- Williams v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Georgia· 2017-05-15· cited 15×
- BARNHILL v. ALFORDSupreme Court of Georgia· 2022-12-20· cited 8×
- Selvage v. Franklin.Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2019-06-04· cited 6×
- Edwards v. City of Warner RobinsSupreme Court of Georgia· 2017-10-30· cited 6×
- Epstiner v. SpearsCourt of Appeals of Georgia· 2017-02-10· cited 5×
- Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia· 2023-03-07· cited 1×
- Andrew Merle Vanvlerah v. Katelynn VanvlerahCourt of Appeals of Georgia· 2021-06-02
- Danny Ray Dunn v. Caryn Alissa DunnCourt of Appeals of Georgia· 2026-06-25
Cites
8 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Brown v. Techdata Corp.Supreme Court of Georgia· 1977-04-05· cited 83×
- Moore v. Moore-McKinneyCourt of Appeals of Georgia· 2009-05-06· cited 43×
- Williams v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Georgia· 2014-04-22· cited 32×
- Gillespie v. GillespieSupreme Court of Georgia· 1990-02-28· cited 30×
- Campbell v. PowellSupreme Court of Georgia· 1950-04-10· cited 24×
- Hall v. TrubeySupreme Court of Georgia· 1998-02-23· cited 23×
- Haskell v. HaskellSupreme Court of Georgia· 2009-11-02· cited 22×
- JEWELL v. McGINNIS Et Al.Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2015-07-23· cited 7×
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