Parker v. Eason

I concur in the result of the majority opinion, but not in all that is said therein. The majority implies that it was possible for appellee-Wife to have included a claim for revival of the dormant judgment in her application for a contempt citation against appellant-Husband. In my opinion, this is erroneous.

“[T]he filing of a contempt action is not tantamount to filing a complaint. [Cits.]” Baer v. Baer, 263 Ga. 574, 575 (1) (436 SE2d 6) (1993). An application for a contempt citation is an ancillary motion in the divorce action itself. Phillips v. Brown, 263 Ga. 50, 51 (1) (426 SE2d 866)…