Legal Opinion
Amayo v. Amayo
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided June 30, 2017No. S17F0991PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MELTON, Presiding Justice.
Following a jury trial regarding the divorce of Tangi Renita Amayo (Wife) and Galahad Owen Amayo (Husband), the trial court awarded attorney fees to Husband under OCGA § 9-15-14.1 Thereafter, Wife filed an application for a discretionary appeal, which we granted. In doing so, we directed the parties to address the following question: Did the trial court err in its September 30, 2016 order on the parties’ cross-motions for attorney fees by ordering Wife to pay $ 1,080 in attorney fees under OCGA § 9-15-14 without making express findings specifying the abusive conduct…
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- Williams v. BeckerSupreme Court of Georgia · 2014
- Georgia Department of Transportation v. Douglas Asphalt Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2009
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