Wilson v. Chumney

Duckworth, Chief Justice.

1. An order or judgment which merely declares the rights of the parties without an express command or prohibition is not one which may be the basis for a contempt proceeding for the failure to comply therewith. 12 Am. Jur. 406, § 24; Hammock v. Hammock, 209 Ga. 751 (76 S. E. 2d 15). But it is no longer open to question in this State that a valid judgment for alimony may be enforced by attachment for contempt for nonpayment not arising from lack of ability to pay, since the judgment goes further and expressly commands the payment of support, which is a duty in which…