Legal Opinion

Cabaniss v. Cabaniss

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided June 28, 1983No. 39736, 39912PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Hill, Chief Justice.

This appeal is from a child support modification award. We granted the father’s application to appeal. OCGA § 5-6-35 (Code Ann. § 6-701.1). The mother brings a cross appeal. OCGA § 5-6-38 (Code Ann. § 6-803).

On February 19,1982, the trial court awarded a present increase in child support of $50 per child per week. On March 1,1982, the court amended this award to $50 per child per month. The court also awarded an automatic modification in child support of $25 per child per week, to commence five years from the date of the original order. This automatic increase was based on…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Mapp v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  2. Estes v. EstesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1941
  3. Golden v. GoldenSupreme Court of Georgia · 1973
  4. Hayes v. HayesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
  5. Pannell v. PannellCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982

3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Jarrett v. JarrettSupreme Court of Georgia · 1989
  2. Pearson v. PearsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1995
  3. Howard v. HowardSupreme Court of Georgia · 1992
  4. Scherberger v. ScherbergerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1990
  5. Wood v. WoodSupreme Court of Georgia · 1987

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