Pruitt v. Lindsey

Clarke, Chief Justice.

Alyce Ayn Pruitt and Frederick Lindsey are unwed parents of a minor child. Mr. Lindsey pled guilty to child abandonment in the State Court of Fulton County. In July of 1989, the court imposed and suspended a 12-month jail sentence and ordered Mr. Lindsey to pay child support. The court retained jurisdiction to amend, alter or modify child support. No appeal was taken. In September 1990, Ms. Pruitt filed an action in the Superior Court of Fulton County seeking to modify child support and to legitimate the child. The Superior Court dismissed the case, holding that only the…