Smith v. Smith

632 S.E.2d 83 (2006)

280 Ga. 620

SMITH

v.

SMITH.

No. S06A0631.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

June 12, 2006.

Jacquelyn F. Luther, Atlanta, for Appellant.

Walter S. Haugen, Sanders Haugen & Sears P.C., Newnan, for Appellee.

HINES, Justice.

Curtis Nathaniel Smith II appeals the trial court's denial of his motion to set aside an earlier order directing that he be incarcerated for contempt of court. For the reasons that follow, we reverse.

Curtis Nathaniel Smith II and Stephanie Lauren Smith were divorced in 2000. Ms. Smith was awarded primary physical custody, and Mr. Smith was ordered to pay $900 a month in…