Lipton v. Lipton

Candler, Justice.

(After stating the foregoing facts.) The usual method of enforcing an allowance for alimony, including counsel fees, is by commitment for contempt after notice and hearing. 17 Am. Jur. 460, § 583. In Georgia, this was the exclusive remedy for the enforcement of such orders until the legislature adopted the Code of 1863. Cason v. Cason, 15 Ga. 405; Goss v. Goss, 29 Ga. 109 (2); Goodrum v. Goodrum, 202 Ga. 135 (42 S. E. 2d 450). But by section 1691 of the Code of 1863, an allowance for alimony, including, counsel fees, may be enforced “either by writ of fieri facias or by…