Legal Opinion
Ford v. Ford
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided December 4, 1998No. S98A1956PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hunstein, Justice.
Francis Ford appeals from the order of the trial court finding him in criminal contempt of the court’s order regarding payment instanter of sums due appellee under a divorce decree. We agree with appellant that because he did not receive reasonable notice of the contempt hearing, the trial court’s ruling must be reversed.
After notice and a hearing in March 1998, the trial court in an order filed April 13, 1998 held appellant in wilful contempt of the parties’ divorce decree for his failure to pay his share of his minor children’s medical bills. The order required appellant…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Taylor v. HayesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Dowdy v. PalmourSupreme Court of Georgia · 1983
- City of Cumming v. Realty Development Corp.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1997
- Martin v. WatersCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- American Medical Security Group, Inc. v. ParkerSupreme Court of Georgia · 2008
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