Legal Opinion

Brochin v. Brochin

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided September 15, 2003No. S03A0964PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Thompson, Justice.

Does Uniform Superior Court Rule 24.7, which provides that “no divorce decree shall be granted unless all contestable issues in the *67case have been finally resolved,” prevent the trial court from entering a final decree while reserving the issue of attorney fees for subsequent resolution? The answer is “no.”

1. Gary Brochin sued Susan Brochin for divorce. The issue of custody could not be resolved and the case proceeded to trial. Upon conclusion of the trial, the court entered a final judgment and decree of divorce in which it reserved the issue of attorney fees for a…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Luke v. LukeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1925
  2. Stone v. StoneSupreme Court of Georgia · 1988
  3. Weaver v. WeaverSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993
  4. Bowman v. BowmanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978
  5. Edwards v. EdwardsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1990

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Islamkhan v. KhanSupreme Court of Georgia · 2016
  2. Groover v. GrooverSupreme Court of Georgia · 2005

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