Legal Opinion
Coleman v. Coleman
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided December 5, 1977No. 32782PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Undercofler, Presiding Justice.
Charles Hamilton Coleman, Jr., appeals from the judgment entered in the divorce proceedings brought by him against his wife, Jan Awtrey Coleman, now Pettys. His main complaint is that Jan Coleman should not have received alimony and attorney fees because her right was barred by adultery and because she remarried prior to entry of the final judgment.
Charles Coleman filed his petition in January, 1976, alleging adultery and the no fault grounds for divorce. *418Jan Coleman also asked for a no fault divorce, alimony, child custody and support, and attorney fees. The…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Bateman v. BatemanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1968
- Brown v. BrownSupreme Court of Georgia · 1909
- Clavin v. ClavinSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
- McClain v. McClainSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
- Twilley v. TwilleySupreme Court of Georgia · 1943
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3Cited by39 opinions
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- Norman v. AultSupreme Court of Georgia · 2010
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