Legal Opinion

Smith v. Smith

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided April 17, 1979No. 34705PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Jordan, Justice.

This appeal arises from an order finding appellant Tommy Smith in contempt of court for failure to pay required child support.

1. In his first two enumerations of error, appellant contends the trial court erred when it held him in contempt of a decree which was void. He argues that the trial court in his original divorce action lacked subject matter jurisdiction because his former wife had not been a domiciliary of the State of Georgia for six months preceding the filing of her complaint for divorce and personal jurisdiction over him since he made no appearance.

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2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Hines v. HinesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
  2. Johnson v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1973
  3. Bradley v. DockerySupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
  4. Williams v. PiqueSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Abushmais v. ErbySupreme Court of Georgia · 2007
  2. Herring v. HerringSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
  3. Crowe v. CroweSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
  4. Brannon v. BrannonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
  5. Doke v. DokeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981

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