Blanton v. Blanton

Smith, Justice.

When we granted Ms. Blanton’s application for an interlocutory appeal we directed the parties to address the following:

Can an out-of-state resident be compelled to come to Georgia for the purpose of a deposition being taken when no subpoena for such was served upon the party in Georgia?

We reverse the trial court and hold that an out-of-state resident cannot be compelled to come to Georgia for the purpose of taking a deposition.

The parties were married in 1976 and divorced in Florida in 1981. Ms. Blanton entered into a relationship with another man and in June 1984 she gave…