Smoak v. Department of Human Resources

McMurray, Presiding Judge.

Eugene Smoak, Jr. appeals from an order for his arrest predicated on his failure to purge himself of contempt by paying a child support arrears. Held:

OCGA § 5-6-35 (a) (2), (b) and (d) require that appeals from judgments or orders in divorce, alimony, child custody, and other domestic relations cases must be taken by application, and that application must be filed within 30 days of the entry of the order complained of. This discretionary appeals procedure is applicable to cases involving petitions to establish paternity, Brown v. Dept. of Human Resources, 204 Ga.…