Carlos Hardy v. Iesha Coleman

Opinion

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia

ATLANTA,____________________ June 04, 2025

The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order:

A25A1602. CARLOS HARDY v. IESHA COLEMAN.

Carlos Hardy filed a petition for contempt against Iesha Coleman for violating a child support order. The trial court dismissed the petition but modified the child support arrearage. Hardy now appeals from that order. We lack jurisdiction. Appeals from “judgments or orders in divorce, alimony, and other domestic relations cases,” including orders “holding or declining to hold persons in contempt” of such orders, must be made by application for discretionary appeal. OCGA § 5-6-35 (a) (2). Here, to challenge the dismissal order, Hardy was required to file an application for discretionary appeal pursuant to OCGA § 5-6-35 (a) (2). See Norman v. Ault, 287 Ga. 324, 330-331 (6) (695 SE2d 633) (2010). “Compliance with the discretionary appeals procedure is jurisdictional.” Hair Restoration Specialists v. State of Ga., 360 Ga. App. 901, 903 (862 SE2d 564) (2021) (citation and punctuation omitted). Because Hardy failed to file an application for discretionary appeal, we lack jurisdiction over this direct appeal, which is hereby DISMISSED.

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia Clerk’s Office, Atlanta,____________________ 06/04/2025 I certify that the above is a true extract from the minutes of the Court of Appeals of Georgia. Witness my signature and the seal of said court hereto affixed the day and year last above written.

, Clerk.