Legal Opinion
Ensley v. Ensley
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided October 20, 1977No. 32668PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hill, Justice.
This appeal raises the issue of whether a father who wilfully refuses to pay child support required by a divorce decree may be found guilty of criminal contempt of court and unconditionally imprisoned for 20 days pursuant to Code § 24-2615 (5).
The trial court found that the defendant father was able to pay the alimony and child support awarded in the *861decree but had refused to do so. The court found him in contempt and sentenced him as follows: "It is hereby ordered and adjudged that the Defendant is in Contempt of this Court’s Order for child support and he is ordered…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Carlton v. CarltonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1871
- Davis v. DavisSupreme Court of Georgia · 1912
- Cobb v. BlackSupreme Court of Georgia · 1865
- Lewis v. LewisSupreme Court of Georgia · 1888
- Brown v. BrownSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
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3Cited by41 opinions
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- Alexander v. DeKalb CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 1994
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