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Browne v. Browne

Supreme Court of Georgia
Nov 3, 1988
373 S.E.2d 366 (Ga. 1988)

Opinion

45816.

DECIDED NOVEMBER 3, 1988.

Modification of child support. DeKalb Superior Court. Before Judge Seeliger.

Culbreth Clarke, J. Caleb Clarke III, for appellant. John J. Jones, James P. Atwood, for appellee.


1. The trial court had personal jurisdiction over the non-resident wife in this action by the husband for modification of child support. The wife was served personally while she was present in the state. Hutto v. Plagens, 254 Ga. 512 ( 330 S.E.2d 341) (1985).

2. The trial court shall determine the husband's residence and transfer the case to the proper county, pursuant to the venue provision of the Constitution of Georgia of 1983, Art. VI, Sec. II, Par. I, and the transfer provision of Rule 19.1, Uniform Rules of the Superior Courts.

Judgment reversed and case remanded. All the Justices concur.


DECIDED NOVEMBER 3, 1988.


Summaries of

Browne v. Browne

Supreme Court of Georgia
Nov 3, 1988
373 S.E.2d 366 (Ga. 1988)
Case details for

Browne v. Browne

Case Details

Full title:BROWNE v. BROWNE

Court:Supreme Court of Georgia

Date published: Nov 3, 1988

Citations

373 S.E.2d 366 (Ga. 1988)
373 S.E.2d 366

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