Duncan v. Medlin

Felton, Justice.

In the full bench decision of Bugden v. Bugden, 224 Ga. 517 (162 SE2d 719), this court ruled unconstitutional the provision of Ga. L. 1955, pp. 630, 631, codified as Code Ann. § 30-220, that venue of an action to revise a judgment for permanent alimony is in the same county in which the original judgment was granted, holding that, under the Georgia Constitution, the venue is in the county where the defendant resides.

The General Assembly subsequently enacted Ga. L. 1969, p. 98 (Code Ann. § 30-225.1 (1)), providing as follows: “So long as a husband against whom is rendered a…