GA 19-9-45 - GA 19-9-45

JUDICIAL DECISIONS Res judicata did not bar custody petition. - Since a previous visitation order related to the grandparent's right to visitation, not custody, and the legal issues to be decided varied, the trial court properly determined that res judicata did not bar the grandparents' petition for custody under the Uniform Child Jurisdiction and Custody Act, O.C.G.A. § 19-9-40 et seq.; the Act does not provide that the judgment is conclusive as to all issues which could have been put in issue. Scott v. Scott, 311 Ga. App. 726 , 716 S.E.2d 809 (2011). Cited in Daniels v. Barnes, 289 Ga. App. 897 , 658 S.E.2d 472 (2008); Hall v. Wellborn, 295 Ga. App. 884 , 673 S.E.2d 341 (2009). <h4...