Shapiro v. Lipman

Hunt, Justice.

The question for determination in this appeal is which party is “prevailing,” for the purposes of an attorney fee award under OCGA § 19-6-19 (d). The husband filed a petition for modification of alimony, contending the wife’s receipt of a substantial inheritance constituted a material change in her financial circumstances, and requesting that his obligation to pay alimony be terminated in its entirety or modified downward. The wife denied any change in her financial circumstances and denied the husband was entitled to any modification of his obligation. Following a trial, the…