Cason v. Cason
Supreme Court of Georgia
Alimony, etc. Before Judge Dickerson. Clinch superior court. October 17, 1923. On October 1, 1923, Annie S. Cason - instituted an action for divorce in the superior court of Clinch County, and prayed also for permanent alimony, temporary alimony, attorney’s fees, and custody of two infants the issue of the marriage, both being girls, one of them two and a half years old and the other nine months old.
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Alimony, etc. Before Judge Dickerson. Clinch superior court. October 17, 1923. On October 1, 1923, Annie S. Cason - instituted an action for divorce in the superior court of Clinch County, and prayed also for permanent alimony, temporary alimony, attorney’s fees, and custody of two infants the issue of the marriage, both being girls, one of them two and a half years old and the other nine months old. At an interlocutory hearing on October 17, 1923, the judge awarded custody of the children to the mother, with privilege to the father of seeing them at stated intervals; and awarded the…
1Opinion of the CourtAtkinson, J.
1. As a general rule, in actions for divorce the courts will grant to the wife temporary alimony and necessary and reasonable counsel fees, on the ground that they are necessary to furnish her the means with which to test the sufficiency of the grounds of her libel for divorce. Civil Code (1910), § 2976; Sprayberry v. Merk, 30 Ga. 81 (76 Am. D. 637); Van Dyke v. Van Dyke, 125 Ga. 491 (54 S. E. 537); Waycaster v. Waycaster, 150 Ga. 75 (102 S. E. 353).
2. In a suit by a wife tor divorce, the judge in the exercise of a sound discretion may deny temporary alimony for the support of the wife and…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Van Dyke v. Van DykeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1906
- Sprayberry v. MerkSupreme Court of Georgia · 1860
- Waycaster v. WaycasterSupreme Court of Georgia · 1920
- Rochester v. RochesterSupreme Court of Georgia · 1906
- McCallum v. McCallumSupreme Court of Georgia · 1924
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