SHAPIRO v. LIPMAN

46266.

259 Ga. 85 (1989)

377 S.E.2d 673

SHAPIRO v. LIPMAN.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided March 15, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alembik, Fine & Callner, Kathy L. Portnoy, for appellant.

George S. Stern, for appellee.


HUNT, Justice.

The question for determination in this appeal is which party is "prevailing," for the purposes of an attorney fee award under OCGA § 19-6-19 (d). The husband filed a petition for modification of alimony, contending the wife's receipt of a substantial inheritance constituted a material change in her financial circumstances, and requesting that his obligation to pay alimony be terminated in its entirety or modified downward. The wife denied any change...

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