Legal Opinion · Dissent

Harden v. Harden

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided March 15, 1979No. 34321Published

1DissentNichols, Chief Justice

The facts and the law lead me to a different result. Accordingly, I must dissent.

The majority states that there is no provision in the agreement that any child support payments were to be paid to the wife at any time. Accordingly, in reliance upon McClain v. McClain, 235 Ga. 659, 663 (4) (221 SE2d 561) (1975), the majority holds that the husband may make the required payments directly to the adult child. In my opinion, the majority correctly states an abstract principle of law but overlooks material portions of the record which disallow the rule’s application in the present case.

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2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Coleman v. ColemanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
  2. McClain v. McClainSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
  3. Pierce v. PierceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978
  4. Nesbit v. NesbitSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978
  5. Fambrough v. CannonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1965

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