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Narkeshia Bassv.Kettler Medy

CourtCourt of Appeals of Georgia
Docket No.A20A2120
DecidedFebruary 12, 2021
JudgesCourt of Appeals of Georgia
Tags
CivilFamily LawChild CustodyDue ProcessStatutory InterpretationReversal
Case Summary

Kettler Medy petitioned to modify visitation concerning his two children. After a hearing, the trial court instead awarded him sole legal and physical custody, changed Narkeshia Bass’s visitation, and increased her child-support obligation. Bass also moved to recuse the judge. The Court of Appeals held that the temporary modification order could not stand because the requested relief and notice did not authorize the court to make those custody and support changes without the required findings concerning a substantial change in circumstances and the children’s best interests. It reversed that order. The court affirmed the denial of recusal because Bass’s claim of judicial bias arose from the judge’s rulings rather than an extrajudicial source. The judgment was therefore affirmed in part and reversed in part.

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