GA. DEPT. OF HUMAN RESOURCES v. WORD

S95A0411.

265 Ga. 461 (1995)

GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES v. WORD.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided June 12, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Bowers, Attorney General, Kevin M. O'Connor, Assistant Attorney General, Shirley A. Champa, for appellant.

Michael O. Word, pro se.


HUNT, Chief Justice.

In a petition for contempt against Michael O. Word based on Word's arrearage in child support payments the Department of Human Resources (DHR) sought a separate income deduction order under OCGA § 19-6-30 (c) et seq. Following a hearing the trial court declined to hold Word in contempt, finding among other mitigating circumstances that Word had paid the arrearage. Further, the trial court refused...

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