Shepherd v. Shepherd

Undercofler, Presiding Justice.

This is the sixth reported appeal in this divorce case. Shepherd v. Shepherd, 239 Ga. 22 (235 SE2d 538) (1977); 236 Ga. 425 (223 SE2d 818) (1976); 234 Ga. 708 (217 SE2d 286) (1975); 233 Ga. 228 (210 SE2d 731) (1974); 232 Ga. 354 (206 SE2d 460) (1974); 231 Ga. 257 (200 SE2d 893) (1973). The issue presented here is whether a statement in the divorce decree that "defendant [wife] be awarded no alimony, she having waived hearing as to alimony in the second amendment,” amounts to "silence as to alimony” so that a prior alimony award in a separate maintenance action…