Kitfield v. Kitfield

I dissent in this case, because I have concluded that the time has come for this court, in modification cases, to *187stop a case-by-case construction of alimony contracts voluntarily entered into between a husband and a wife prior to their divorce.

I am simply unable to perceive any rational rule established by recent decisions of this court on this subject. See the following cases: Grizzard v. Grizzard, 224 Ga. 42 (159 SE2d 400) (1968); Ferris v. Ferris, 227 Ga. 465 (181 SE2d 371) (1971); Steffner v. Steffner, 228 Ga. 189 (184 SE2d 575) (1971); Harrison v. Harrison, 228 Ga. 564 (186 SE2d 884)…