Legal Opinion
Williams v. Becker
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided January 21, 2014No. S13A1737PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NAHMIAS, Justice.
This appeal challenges an order awarding attorney fees under OCGA § 9-15-14 for post-divorce litigation. Because the trial court did not hold an evidentiary hearing on the motion for fees and did not make the required findings specifying the improper conduct justifying the fee award, we vacate and remand.
1. Appellant John A. Williams, Jr. (Father) and appellee Stacey Clark Becker (Mother) were divorced on September 27, 2001. The divorce decree made Mother the primary custodial parent of the parties’ child, although Father was given extensive visitation. Father was ordered to…
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