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Final Copy 289 Ga. 193

S11A0085. REED v. REED. HUNSTEIN, Chief Justice. Appellant Jason Reed ("Husband") and appellee Laura Reed ("Wife") were divorced in April 2010 after more than ten years of marriage. The final judgment and decree of divorce granted the parties joint legal custody of their then-eight-year-old daughter and awarded primary physical custody of the child to Wife, with visitation rights for Husband. Husband filed an application for discretionary appeal to challenge the trial court's custody determination, which we granted pursuant to this Court's Family Law Pilot Project. See Wright v. Wright, 277 Ga. 133 (587 SE2d 600) (2003). Having reviewed the record, we find no abuse of discretion in the custody determination, and we therefore affirm. In adjudicating the custody of a minor child, "[t]he duty of the judge . . . shall be to exercise discretion to look to and determine solely what is for the best interest of the child and what will best promote the child's welfare and happiness." OCGA

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