Kendrick v. Parker

Smith, Justice.

We granted the appellant’s discretionary application to consider whether the trial court correctly determined that it did not have personal jurisdiction over the appellee under OCGA § 9-10-91 (5). We reverse.

The appellant, Ms. Kendrick, filed a petition for modification of child support and for contempt in the Clayton County Superior Court based on a domesticated divorce decree. She alleged that the court had jurisdiction over the non-resident appellee pursuant to OCGA § 9-10-91 (5). The appellee denied jurisdiction and contended: he is a resident of North Carolina, he has been…