ZINKHAN v. BRUCE

Nos. A10A1458, A10A1508.

699 S.E.2d 833 (2010)

ZINKHAN v. BRUCE et al.; Bruce et al. v. Zinkhan.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

August 4, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gaslowitz & Frankel, Craig M. Frankel , Brian M. Deutsch , Lisa C. Lambert , Robert P. Marcovitch , Atlanta, for appellant.

Knox & Swan, Robert E. Knox, Jr., Thomson , Barry L. Fitzpatrick , Jean M. Kutner , H. William Sams, Jr. , for appellees.

Natalie G. Cox , court appointed guardian ad litem for Marie and Lawrence Zinkhan (minor children).


MILLER, Chief Judge.

These cases arise from dueling custody proceedings commenced after George Zinkhan III shot his wife, Marie Zinkhan, and killed himself, leaving their two minor children orphaned. Based on George and Marie's nomination of Lawrence Chris Zinkhan ("Zinkhan"), George's brother, as the children's testamentary guardian in their respective wills, the Athens-Clarke County Probate Court issued letters of testamentary guardianship pursuant to OCGA §...

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