Legal Opinion

Kirkendall v. Decker

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided May 10, 1999No. S99A0088Published

1Opinion of the Court

516 S.E.2d 73 (1999)

271 Ga. 189

KIRKENDALL

v.

DECKER.

No. S99A0088.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

May 10, 1999.

Reconsideration Denied June 4, 1999.

Paul R. Koehler, Atlanta, for Mack M. Kirkendall.

Melody Z. Richardson, Bocher & Richardson, Paula R. Miller, Atlanta, for Lynnette A. Decker.

HINES, Justice.

We granted discretionary appeal to ex-husband Kirkendall, to consider the propriety of his being held in wilful contempt of a final judgment and decree of divorce for his failure to maintain a whole or term life insurance policy naming his ex-wife Decker as beneficiary. Because Kirkendall has failed to…

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2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Brown v. Citizens & Southern National BankSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
  2. Kirkendall v. DeckerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999
  3. Reeves v. ReevesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
  4. Wrightson v. WrightsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1996
  5. Davis v. DavisSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982

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