DURDEN v. BARRON

38148.

249 Ga. 686 (1982)

290 S.E.2d 923

DURDEN v. BARRON et al.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Rehearing Denied July 1, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Groover & Childs, Denmark Groover, Jr., Frank H. Childs, Jr., for appellant.

J. Alton Gladin, Lawton Miller, Jr., for appellees.


SMITH, Justice.

The Court of Appeals has certified the following questions to this court: "1. Where custody of a child has been awarded to one other than its natural parent by a court order which has become final, in a subsequent custody contest between the third party and the parent, is the parent entitled to custody unless it is shown by clear and convincing evidence that such parent is unfit or otherwise not entitled to custody under the law? See Carvalho v...

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