STATE OF GEORGIA v. GARRISH

A90A1604.

197 Ga. App. 816 (1990)

399 S.E.2d 572

STATE OF GEORGIA v. GARRISH.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided November 30, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Bowers, Attorney General, William C. Joy, Senior Assistant Attorney General, William M. Droze, Assistant Attorney General, for appellant.

Michael R. Casper, Watson & Watson, Anne L. Watson, for appellee.


McMURRAY, Presiding Judge.

This case presents a question of first impression: Can a counterclaim for modification of a Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act ("URESA") support order be asserted by the defendant in a URESA contempt proceeding? The answer is "no."

On January 27, 1989, a consent order for URESA support was entered in the Superior Court of Hall County. Pursuant thereto, defendant David E. Garrish was ordered to pay the sum of $139.20 per...

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