Opinion
A23A1260
05-09-2023
JONATHAN CULMER v. MARANATHA DORMEZIL.
The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order:
In February 2023, Maranatha Dormezil obtained a l2-month family violence protective order against Jonathan Culmer. Culmer then filed this direct appeal. We, however, lack jurisdiction.
An appeal from a trial court order entered in a domestic relations case must be initiated by filing an application for discretionary appeal. See OCGA § 5-6-35 (a) (2). And this requirement applies to actions arising under the Family Violence Act, OCGA § 19-13-1 et seq. Schmidt v. Schmidt, 270 Ga. 461, 461-462 (1) (510 S.E.2d 810) (1999), disapproved on other grounds by Gilliam v. State, 312 Ga. 60, 64 (860 S.E.2d 543) (2021). "Compliance with the discretionary appeals procedure is jurisdictional." Hair Restoration Specialists v. State of Ga., 360 Ga.App. 901, 903 (862 S.E.2d 564) (2021) (punctuation omitted). Thus, Culmer's failure to file a discretionary application deprives us of jurisdiction over this appeal, which is hereby
DISMISSED.