Inja Nam v. Thomas Engel

• Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
• Decided: December 1, 2025
• Docket: A26A0595
• Status: Published

Opinion

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia

ATLANTA,____________________ December 01, 2025

The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order:

A26A0595. INJA NAM v. THOMAS ENGEL.

Inja Nam appeals from the superior court’s final judgment and decree of divorce. We, however, lack jurisdiction. Appeals from “judgments or orders in divorce, alimony, and other domestic relations cases” must be made by application for discretionary appeal. OCGA § 5-6-35 (a)(2); see Evans v. Jackson, 368 Ga. App. 170, 173 (1)(b) (889 SE2d 343) (2023). “Compliance with the discretionary appeals procedure is jurisdictional.” Hair Restoration Specialists v. State of Georgia, 360 Ga. App. 901, 903 (862 SE2d 564) (2021) (punctuation omitted); Smoak v. Dep’t of Human Res., 221 Ga. App. 257, 257 (471 SE2d 60) (1996). Because Nam 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,____________________ 12/01/2025 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.