Legal Opinion

Howington v. Howington

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided November 6, 2006No. S06F1408PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HUNSTEIN, Presiding Justice.

Josie Howington appeals from the trial court’s order setting aside a divorce decree and directing her to reimburse her former spouse, Douglas Howington, for certain pension benefits she received. Finding no error, we affirm.

Josie (Wife) and Douglas (Husband) Howington were married in 1989. They separated six years later, and in May 1997 Wife filed an action for divorce in DeKalb County, the county in which she lived. Wife served the complaint for divorce on Husband’s son, who lived in Fulton County, although at the time the action was filed Husband was living in…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Wright v. WrightSupreme Court of Georgia · 2003
  2. Griffin-Spalding County Hospital Authority v. Radio Station WKEUSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978
  3. Hall v. TrubeySupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
  4. Stone v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1995
  5. Watson v. WatsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Abushmais v. ErbySupreme Court of Georgia · 2007
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  3. Walls v. WallsSupreme Court of Georgia · 2012
  4. Amerson v. VandiverSupreme Court of Georgia · 2009
  5. Amerson v. VandiverSupreme Court of Georgia · 2009

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