Wymbs v. Stokes

Blackburn, Judge.

Franklin Wymbs appeals the trial court’s apportionment, pursuant to OCGA § 19-7-1 (c), of a recovery for the wrongful death of his son, Aquontius, between himself and his ex-wife, Beverly Stokes. Wymbs contends that the court abused its discretion by: (1) not considering Wymbs’ relationship to Aquontius prior to his divorce from Stokes; (2) considering the relationship between Aquontius and his maternal grandmother, Mildred Stokes; and (3) awarding Wymbs only three percent of the wrongful death recovery. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.

Following the death of her…