Bull v. Bull

2 Citing cases

  1. Killingsworth v. Killingsworth

    286 Ga. 234 (Ga. 2009)   Cited 20 times
    Holding that "there was ample evidence in the record to support the court’s finding that [an ex-wife] did not willfully disobey the provision of the divorce decree requiring her to leave the marital residence in the same condition" in part because "[t]here [was] no evidence in the record that [she] did anything to damage the marital residence"

    See Phillips v. Brown, 263 Ga. 50, 51 ( 426 SE2d 866) (1993) ("It is axiomatic that an action for contempt is ancillary to the primary action and, as such, is not a pleading but a motion."); Opatut v. Guest Pond Club, Inc., 254 Ga. 258, 258 ( 327 SE2d 487) (1985) ("[A]n application for contempt may not, standing alone, serve to commence a civil action for damages as it is not a complaint."). Moreover, in Bull v. Bull, 280 Ga. 49, 50-51 ( 622 SE2d 326) (2005), we held that where a party does not request closing argument, the right to closing argument recognized in Wilson v. Wilson is waived. A review of the hearing transcript shows that Mr. Killingsworth did not request closing argument.

  2. Rembert v. Rembert

    285 Ga. 260 (Ga. 2009)   Cited 2 times
    Concluding it was unlikely the parents would agree on the children's education and it was necessary to designate a "final decision-maker" and no abuse of discretion where trial court selected primary custodial parent as that decision-maker

    Husband testified that he intended to remain in the marital home, and was seeking to transfer from his position as a commercial airline pilot to a position in the flight training department, with a more regular schedule. As there is evidence to support the decision of the trial court, this Court will not substitute its judgment for that of the trial court, and will not declare that there was an abuse of discretion. Bull v. Bull, 280 Ga. 49, 50 (1) ( 622 SE2d 326) (2005). Judgment affirmed. All the Justices concur.