Legal Opinion
Smith v. Smith
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided June 18, 1985No. 41985PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Smith, Justice.
Appellant Peter S. Smith, a nonresident, was personally served in Colorado pursuant to the domestic relations section of the Georgia Long-Arm Statute, OCGA § 9-10-91 (5), after appellee Mrs. Rosella R. Smith, a Georgia resident, filed a petition for contempt and modification of their 1982 Georgia divorce decree. Appellant filed a plea to the jurisdiction and motion to quash service which was denied by the trial court. The trial court granted a certificate of immediate review, and we granted appellant’s application for discretionary appeal. We affirm.
The Smiths moved to Georgia…
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