Legal Opinion

Wiggin v. Wiggin

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided January 19, 1967No. 23898PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Nichols, Justice.

1. The appeal filed within the time prescribed by law from an appealable judgment is not subject to the appellee’s motion to dismiss. See Ga. L. 1965, p. 18; Ga. L. 1966, pp. 493, 496 (Code Ann. §§ 6-701, 6-803).

2. “Where the parties in a divorce proceeding enter into a contract settling between themselves the questions of alimony, custody, and support of their minor children, the court may in its discretion approve the agreement in whole or in part, or refuse to approve it as a whole. If any change is made in the agreement as incorporated in the decree which makes the decree…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Amos v. AmosSupreme Court of Georgia · 1956
  2. Booker v. BookerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1963
  3. Barrett v. ManusSupreme Court of Georgia · 1964

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Dodson v. DodsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
  2. Woodward v. WoodwardSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
  3. Berry v. BerrySupreme Court of Georgia · 1969
  4. Lindsley v. LindsleySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1977

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