Page v. Baylard

Because I believe that, in accordance with the strong public policy underlying OCGA § 19-7-2, Grant Fred Page (Husband) is at least partially responsible to Jennifer Renae Baylard (Wife) for the cost of the medical components of their daughter’s residential treatment for drug and alcohol abuse, I must respectfully dissent from the opinion of the majority.

Many of the salient facts in this case are not in dispute. After the divorce of the parties, the parties’ daughter (Daughter) began abusing drugs and alcohol, and Wife was advised by a doctor that Daughter needed residential treatment for her…