Hunt v. Carter

Weltner, Justice.

We granted this discretionary application to address the following:

Does a judgment awarding joint legal custody of a child pursuant to OCGA § 19-9-6 preclude a monetary award of child support?

1. OCGA § 19-7-2 describes the statutory duty of both parents to support their child.1

*260Decided May 15, 1991. Lennard, Habibi & Rychlik, David M. Rychlik, Charles S. Hunter, for appellant. Duffy & Feemster, Robert J. Duffy, Dwight T. Feemster, T. Michael Martin, for appellee.

2. OCGA § 19-9-5 provides expressly that “the term ‘custody’ shall not include payment of child support.” 2

Hence, a…