Almond v. Almond

Supreme Court of Georgia

Almond v. Almond

257 S.E.2d 509, 244 Ga. 54, 1979 Ga. LEXIS 1100

CourtSupreme Court of Georgia

DecidedJune 20, 1979

Docket34979

StatusPublished

Cited by1 cases

This text of 257 S.E.2d 509 (Almond v. Almond) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Supreme Court of Georgia primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

Almond v. Almond, 257 S.E.2d 509, 244 Ga. 54, 1979 Ga. LEXIS 1100 (Ga. 1979).

Pincite

Opinion

Per curiam.

The husband appeals the trial court’s judgment holding him in contempt for failure to pay child support. His claim that he has been denied due process because the trial court heard his case before his attorney’s arrival has no merit. Haralson County Economic Development Corp. v. Hammock, 233 Ga. 381 (211 SE2d 278) (1974); Stanfield v. Brewton, 228 Ga. 92 (184 SE2d 352) (1971); Blanch v. King, 202 Ga. 779 (44 SE2d 779) (1947). Since there is no transcript of the proceedings, we must assume the evidence supports the judgment. We note further that the defenses raised in appellant’s answer are inappropriate to contempt. One who is obligated to pay support under a court order may not take it upon himself to stop paying but must seek relief through modification. Deese v. Deese, 230 Ga. 105 (196 SE2d 16) (1973).

Judgment affirmed.

All the Justices concur.

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

Per curiam.

The husband appeals the trial court’s judgment holding him in contempt for failure to pay child support. His claim that he has been denied due process because the trial court heard his case before his attorney’s arrival has no merit. Haralson County Economic Development Corp. v. Hammock, 233 Ga. 381 (211 SE2d 278) (1974); Stanfield v. Brewton, 228 Ga. 92 (184 SE2d 352) (1971); Blanch v. King, 202 Ga. 779 (44 SE2d 779) (1947). Since there is no transcript of the proceedings, we must assume the evidence supports the judgment. We note further that the defenses raised in appellant’s answer are inappropriate to contempt. One who is obligated to pay support under a court order may not take it upon himself to stop paying but must seek relief through modification. Deese v. Deese, 230 Ga. 105 (196 SE2d 16) (1973).

Judgment affirmed.

All the Justices concur.

Cite This Page — Counsel Stack

Bluebook (online)

257 S.E.2d 509, 244 Ga. 54, 1979 Ga. LEXIS 1100, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/almond-v-almond-ga-1979.

Opinion

Related

Cite This Page — Counsel Stack