Russo v. Manning

Marshall, Presiding Justice.

The following appeals must be made by application: “Appeals from judgments or orders granting or refusing a divorce or temporary or permanent alimony, awarding or refusing to change child custody, or holding or declining to hold persons in contempt of such alimony or child custody judgment or orders.” (Emphasis supplied.) OCGA § 5-6-35(a)(2) (Code Ann. § 6-701.1). Where the underlying subject matter, i.e., the issues sought to be appealed, clearly arises from or is ancillary to divorce proceedings, or is derived from a marital relationship and divorce, the appeal…