Legal Opinion
King v. King
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided January 4, 1979No. 34044PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Marshall, Justice.
The appellant husband was personally served with his appellee wife’s divorce petition on December 28,1977. He filed no defensive pleadings, made no appearance, and did not demand a jury trial. He did not appear for a hearing scheduled on March 29, 1978, of which he had notice, nor did he appear at the final hearing on April 3, 1978, which had been rescheduled from March 29 and of which the appellant claims to have had no notice. A final divorce decree was signed by the judge on April 3, entered on April 14, and served on the appellant on April 16.
On April 29, the appellant…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Johnson v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1954
- Dixon v. DixonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1955
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