Legal Opinion

Banda v. Banda

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided April 15, 1941No. 13566PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Jenkins, Justice.

While “the order allowing [temporary] alimony shall be subject to revision by the [trial] court at any time” (Code, § 30-204; Coffee v. Coffee, 101 Ga. 787 (28 S. E. 977); Wester v. Martin, 115 Ga. 776, 42 S. E. 81), the rule is different as to decrees for permanent alimony. After a decree for permanent alimony has become absolute, there is no authority given under the law by which a trial court is empowered to abrogate or modify the obligation imposed by the decree, unless such a right has been reserved by consent of the parties in the final decree itself. Hardy v.…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Coffee v. CoffeeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1897
  2. Wilkins v. WilkinsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1917
  3. Gilbert v. GilbertSupreme Court of Georgia · 1921
  4. Hardy v. PenningtonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1939
  5. Deaderick v. DeaderickSupreme Court of Georgia · 1936

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Burton v. FurcronSupreme Court of Georgia · 1951
  2. Roberts v. MandevilleSupreme Court of Georgia · 1961
  3. Zuber v. ZuberSupreme Court of Georgia · 1959
  4. Fricks v. FricksSupreme Court of Georgia · 1959
  5. Burch v. KenmoreSupreme Court of Georgia · 1949

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