Sweat v. Sweat
Supreme Court of Georgia
Application for temporary alimony. Before Judge Parker. Clinch superior court. February 18, 1905. Lula E. Sweat brought suit for divorce against her husband, S. A. Sweat, and, pending the suit, filed an application for an ■ allowance for temporary alimony and counsel fees. The application was submitted to the judge on affidavits for both parties, such affidavits relating entirely to the conduct and character of the husband.
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Application for temporary alimony. Before Judge Parker. Clinch superior court. February 18, 1905. Lula E. Sweat brought suit for divorce against her husband, S. A. Sweat, and, pending the suit, filed an application for an ■ allowance for temporary alimony and counsel fees. The application was submitted to the judge on affidavits for both parties, such affidavits relating entirely to the conduct and character of the husband. There was no evidence before the judge as to the husband’s financial condition, but he admitted, in his answer to the suit, that he was sheriff of Clinch county; that the…
1Opinion of the CourtCobb, J.
The code provides that in applications for temporary alimony, “ after hearing both parties, and evidence as to all the circumstances of the parties and as to the fact of marriage, the court shall grant an order allowing such temporary alimony, including expenses of litigation, as the condition of the husband and the facts of the case may justify.” Civil Code, § 2457. The only requirement of the code is that the court shall hear evidence of the marriage and of all the facts and circumstances of the marriage before allowing temporary alimony, which shall include expenses of litigation, under…
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