Legal Opinion

Roach v. Roach

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided March 11, 1987No. 74517PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Sognier, Judge.

Willie Roach brings this direct appeal from the denial of his equitable petition to set aside orders granting child support to his former wife. OCGA § 9-11-60 (e) was amended in 1986 to prohibit the use of a complaint in equity to set aside a judgment. The proper method of attacking a judgment is now by motion for new trial or motion to set aside. However, even treating appellant’s petition below as a motion to set aside the judgment, we are without jurisdiction to decide whether the denial was proper. Under the provisions of OCGA § 5-6-35 (a) (2), appeals from judgments or…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Lewis v. RobinsonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Boyle v. State of GeorgiaCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1989
  2. Boxwood Corp. v. BerryCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1977
  3. Byrd v. ByrdCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1987

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