VEAL v. VEAL

No. S06F1460.

636 S.E.2d 527 (2006)

VEAL v. VEAL.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

October 16, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anthony M. Zezima, Atlanta, for Appellant.

Claude M. Kicklighter Jr., Gregory Scott Reeves, Ratchford & Kicklighter, LLP, Springfield, for Appellee.


SEARS, Chief Justice.

Ms. Veal ("wife"), appeals from the trial court's order granting full custody of her biological daughter H. to Mr. Veal ("husband"). Because husband is neither the biological nor the legal father of the child, we find that the trial court erred by awarding husband custody of H. Therefore, we reverse.

H. was born April 10, 1997. Husband was present at H.'s birth and his name was put on her birth certificate, though both parties knew that...

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