Legal Opinion

Thorp v. Thorp

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided May 5, 1988No. 45472PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Weltner, Justice.

Two months after a final decree of divorce, the former husband filed a complaint for modification of child support. The trial court dismissed the complaint as violative of the two-year limitation contained in OCGA § 19-6-19 (a), which provides:

The judgment of a court providing permanent alimony for the support of a child or children . . . shall be subject to revision upon petition filed by either former spouse showing a change in the income and financial status of either former spouse or in the needs of the child or children. . . . No petition may be filed by either former…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Griffin v. GriffinSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. McAlpine v. LeveilleSupreme Court of Georgia · 1988
  2. Giugliano v. GiuglianoSupreme Court of Georgia · 1990
  3. Gaultney v. GaultneySupreme Court of Georgia · 1988

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