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Colbert v. Colbert

The Clayton County court properly acquired jurisdiction to modify the divorce decree entered in Fulton County, since the plaintiff filed a petition to modify child support in Clayton County where the defendant resided, and included a motion for contempt in the same action to which the defendant filed a counterclaim.

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Following their divorce in Fulton County, Shenita Colbert “mother” and Tramaine Colbert “father” shared joint legal custody of their two minor children, with the mother having primary physical custody. The mother filed a petition for contempt and modification of child support in Clayton County, and the father filed an answer, a counterclaim for modification of custody, and a motion for contempt. The trial court granted the father’s motion to modify custody, giving him primary physical custody, required the mother to pay child support, and denied both parties’ motions for contempt. The mother appeals, arguing lack of jurisdiction and improper venue with regard to the trial court’s rulings on contempt and custody. We affirm, for the reasons that follow.

The record shows that the parties were divorced in Fulton County in June 2007. Pursuant to the decree, the parties shared joint legal custody of their minor children, but the mother had primary physical custody. In July 2010, the mother filed a petition in Clayton County, the father’s county of residence, seeking a modification of child support and contempt. The father answered and counterclaimed, requesting a change of custody of the minor children and child support, and a motion for contempt. Following a two-day hearing, the trial court entered an order based “upon evidence submitted at the hearing,” finding that neither party was in contempt, modifying physical custody of the children from the mother to the father, and ordering the mother to pay child support. This appeal followed.

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