It has been held in many cases that a court of general jurisdiction in exercising special powers conferred upon it by statute to deal with matters such as divorce, child custody and adoption also has the inherent power to modify or set aside within the same term a decree made under such special powers. Shivers v. Shivers, 206 Ga. 552, 57 S.E.2d 660 (1950); Dover v. Dover, 205 Ga. 241, 53 S.E.2d 492 (1949); Pratt v. Pratt, 342 Ill. App. 513, 97 N.E.2d 132 (1951); State ex rel Bradshaw v. Probate Court of Marion County, 225 Ind 268, 73 N.E.2d 769 (1947); Smith v. Smith, 171 Kan. 619, 237 P.2d 213 (alternative ground) (1951); Pegram v. Pegram, 310 Ky. 86, 219 S.W.2d 772 (1949); Bussey v. Bussey, 94 N H 328, 52 A.2d 856 (1947); Dazey v. Dazey, 265 S.W.2d 166 (Tex Civ App 1954). See also 157 ALR 6, 22 ALR2d 1312.