Evans v. Evans

Jordan, Justice.

This is an appeal by Dorothy Evans from an order of the Superior Court of DeKalb County which held her former husband in contempt for failure to pay temporary alimony, but further ordered that no sums be awarded as expenses of litigation or attorney fees to the appellant. Appellant argues that Code Ann. § 30-219 mandates an award of attorney fees on attachment for contempt for failure to pay alimony.

Code Ann. § 30-219 provides in relevant part: "In all cases wherein alimony has been awarded to any wife . . . against any defendant in any suit for divorce,..., and the defendant…