JAMES-DICKENS v. PETIT-COMPERE

No. A09A1617.

683 S.E.2d 83 (2009)

JAMES-DICKENS v. PETIT-COMPERE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

August 4, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sarah C. Cipperly, for appellant.

Puch, Barrett, Canale & Leslie, John C. Barrett, for appellee.


ANDREWS, Presiding Judge.

We granted Zarifa James-Dickens's application for a discretionary appeal from the trial court's denial of her request for a hearing concerning Ralph Petit-Compere's failure to pay child support. James-Dickens ("the mother") argues that a hearing should have been held because child support arrears are enforceable after an underlying order has expired. We agree and reverse for further proceedings.

As the father concedes on appeal, the...

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