Legal Opinion

Baker v. Baker

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided May 30, 1979No. 34818PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Undercofler, Presiding Justice.

This appeal by the father, now a resident of Glynn County, arises from a judgment in which a Florida divorce decree awarding alimony and child support payments to the wife, now a resident of Ohio, was domesticated and a finding of contempt on certain arrearages due under that decree was entered at the same time. Parker v. Parker, 233 Ga. 434, 436 (211 SE2d 729) (1975) is controlling. Appellant contends contempt cannot lie where there is no contempt of the domesticating court at the time the petition was filed and further, that a defendant cannot be held in…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. McDuffie v. McDuffieSupreme Court of Florida · 1944
  2. Parker v. ParkerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
  3. White v. WhiteSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Tallman v. TallmanCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982
  2. Martin v. MartinSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API