Legal Opinion

Southerland v. Southerland

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided May 24, 2004No. S04F0101PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Benham, Justice.

Charles Southerland (hereinafter “Husband”) appeals from the divorce decree ending his 2 3-year marriage to Patricia Southerland (hereinafter “Wife”), contending the trial court erred in assigning to Wife as non-marital property certain gifts from members of her family and property deriving from those gifts, and in awarding Wife child support and alimony without consideration of her income and financial resources.

1. Whether particular property is marital or non-marital property is a question of fact for the factfinder. Payson v. Payson, 274 Ga. 231 (1) (552 SE2d 839) (2001).…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Payson v. PaysonSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001
  2. Westmoreland v. WestmorelandSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
  3. Barber v. BarberSupreme Court of Georgia · 1987
  4. Snowden v. Alexander-SnowdenSupreme Court of Georgia · 2003

3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Bloomfield v. BloomfieldSupreme Court of Georgia · 2007
  2. Wood v. WoodSupreme Court of Georgia · 2008
  3. Singh v. HammondSupreme Court of Georgia · 2013
  4. Walton v. WaltonSupreme Court of Georgia · 2009
  5. Hammond v. HammondSupreme Court of Georgia · 2007

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