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Walters v. Walters

Supreme Court of Georgia
Apr 23, 1980
245 Ga. 695 (Ga. 1980)

Opinion

36064.

SUBMITTED MARCH 21, 1980.

DECIDED APRIL 23, 1980.

Contempt. Muscogee Superior Court. Before Judge Land.

Elkins Flournoy, T. M. Flournoy, Jr., for appellant.

David L. Hirsch, for appellee.


On January 2, 1980, the Muscogee Superior Court entered a judgment holding William Everett Walters, the appellant, in contempt of court for failure to comply with the following terms of a final domestic relations decree: the duty to pay child support and the duty to return to Zonya G. Walters, the former wife and appellee, certain items of personalty awarded to her as a division of property. The appellant filed his notice of appeal from the judgment of contempt on January 3, 1980. We dismiss said notice of appeal for failure of the appellant to comply with Code Ann. § 6-701.1 (Supp. 1979).

A notice of appeal from a judgment of contempt regarding a domestic relations decree is subject to dismissal if the appellant fails to file said notice within ten days after an order is issued granting an application for such appeal. Harris v. Harris, 245 Ga. 75 ( 263 S.E.2d 113) (1980); Mabry v. Mabry, 245 Ga. 512 (1980).

Since the present appellant failed to secure the prerequisite application for appeal (by failing to file said application within thirty days of entry of the complained of judgment), his notice of appeal is hereby dismissed.

Appeal dismissed. All the Justices concur.


SUBMITTED MARCH 21, 1980 — DECIDED APRIL 23, 1980.


Summaries of

Walters v. Walters

Supreme Court of Georgia
Apr 23, 1980
245 Ga. 695 (Ga. 1980)
Case details for

Walters v. Walters

Case Details

Full title:WALTERS v. WALTERS

Court:Supreme Court of Georgia

Date published: Apr 23, 1980

Citations

245 Ga. 695 (Ga. 1980)
266 S.E.2d 507

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