Rutter v. Rutter

THOMPSON, Chief Justice.

We granted a writ of certiorari to the Court of Appeals in Rutter v. Rutter, 316 Ga. App. 894 (730 SE2d 626) (2012), to determine which of two pieces of legislation, House Bill 1576 (Ga. L. 2000, p. 491, § 1) or Senate Bill 316 (Ga. L. 2000, p. 875, § 2), each constituting an alternative version of OCGA § 16-11-62 (2), survived to become law. To begin our task, we must examine when the acts were approved and when they became effective. To complete our task, we must decide whether the two acts can be reconciled and harmonized or whether they are repugnant to one another.