STAFFON v. STAFFON

No. S03F0932.

587 S.E.2d 630 (2003)

277 Ga. 179

STAFFON v. STAFFON.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

October 6, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul S. Weiner, Jonesboro, for appellant.

Ferguson, Ferguson & Morris, Monroe Ferguson, Jonesboro, for appellee.


SEARS, Presiding Justice.

Appellant Clinton Staffon appeals from the trial court's denial of his request for a modification or suspension of his child support obligations, claiming that his incarceration following a criminal conviction has rendered him unable to earn an income. Having considered precedent from this and other states, we conclude that a child support obligor's imprisonment for voluntary criminal acts is not grounds for a downward modification of child...

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