PERTEET v. SUMNER

36171.

246 Ga. 182 (1980)

269 S.E.2d 453

PERTEET v. SUMNER.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided July 16, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fortson, Bentley & Griffin, Herbert T. Hutto, for appellant.

Harben & Hartley, Sam S. Harben, Jr., for appellee.


JORDAN, Presiding Justice.

This is an appeal by the appellant from an order refusing to hold her ex-husband in contempt of court.

The Summers were divorced in 1973 with an alimony award of $600 per month to the appellant and $600 per month child support. In March 1979, the appellant instituted contempt proceedings against appellee, alleging that he was in contempt for failure to pay an arrearage of $9,000 in child support.

The husband defended by showing...

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