Georgia Department of Human Services v. Patton

BARNES, Presiding Judge.

The Georgia Department of Human Services (“GDHS”) brought a contempt action against Crystal Patton for failing to meet child support obligations ordered by the court in a legitimation and custody action. The trial court dismissed the contempt action, finding that the underlying child support order was void because it had been entered more than five years after the legitimation and custody action had been automatically dismissed under the five-year rule set forth in OCGA § 9-2-60 (b). We granted GDHS’s application for discretionary review, and this appeal ensued.…