Legal Opinion
Kirkendall v. Decker
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided May 10, 1999No. S99A0088PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hines, Justice.
We granted discretionary appeal to ex-husband Kirkendall, to consider the propriety of his being held in wilful contempt of a final judgment and decree of divorce for his failure to maintain a whole or term life insurance policy naming his ex-wife Decker as beneficiary. Because Kirkendall has failed to show that the superior court erred in determining that he was to maintain such life insurance and wilfully failed to do so, we affirm.
Kirkendall and Decker were divorced in 1987 after a 27-year marriage. The final judgment and decree, as amended,1 recited that *190pilot Kirkendall…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Wrightson v. WrightsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1996
- Davis v. DavisSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
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- Millner v. MillnerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1990
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