Legal Opinion

Guest v. Guest

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided May 14, 1979No. 57605PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Quillian, Presiding Judge.

The defendant appeals from a judgment of the trial court ordering the defendant to pay past due child support predicated on a Florida decree. We had previously remanded the cause for the entry of findings of fact and conclusions of law. See Guest v. Guest, 146 Ga. App. 512 (246 SE2d 503). Held:

1. Unlike the Supreme Court of Georgia we have no equitable authority to re-mold a judgment. Daniel v. Daniel, 239 Ga. 466 (238 SE2d 108) is not applicable to the facts here. The judgment entered herein was not error as a matter of law.

2. Where Georgia has jurisdiction over the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Daniel v. DanielSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
  2. Speer v. Gemco Elevator Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1975
  3. Parker v. ParkerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
  4. Guest v. GuestCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1978

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Green v. JonesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1985

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