Final judgement and decree of divorce, AFFIRMED; trial court did not abuse its discretion in failing to amke deviation from amount of presumptive child support for couple’s only child based on award of joint physical and legal custody because trial court made express findgs reguarding approporiateness of presumptive child support amount, and because evidence showed that trial court’s failure to deviate did not deprive child or unjustly enrich wife; because evidence showed that husbnad had ingested drugs during child’s lifetime, trial court did not abuse its discretion in requiring that he be periodically drug tested; trial court did not abuse its discretion in awarding joint physical custody of child because trial court found both parents to be fit and proper, acknowledging that each parent had strengths and weaknesses, and other evidence, namely  fact that child had good relationship with each parent and each parent had adequate housing for child and could provide for child’s needs, supported award; trial court did not abuse its discretion in deciding which parent would have decision-making authority on variety of subjects regarding child; trial court did not err in entering judgement and decree of divorce within 10 months of filing of complaint or in failing to adopt wife’s recollected versionof what transpired during hearing in favor of court reporter’s certified transcript. 

Willis II v. Willis, S10F1357 (01/24/2011)

From:  Fulton County Daily Report, 2/4/2011.