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Olliff v. Olliff

Supreme Court of Georgia
Sep 3, 1975
218 S.E.2d 622 (Ga. 1975)

Opinion

29879.

ARGUED MAY 12, 1975.

DECIDED SEPTEMBER 3, 1975.

Modification of alimony. Spalding Superior Court. Before Judge Whalen.

Beck, Goddard, Owen Murray, Howard P. Wallace, for appellant.

Cain Cain, William S. Cain, Jr., for appellee.


Appellant (former husband) brought an action below to modify a permanent alimony award rendered in 1964 in favor of appellee (former wife). The appellee brought a separate contempt action against the appellant for alimony payments under the original judgment that were past due. By agreement the two actions were combined for hearing purposes before the trial judge, and he entered one judgment in both cases.

The trial judge denied modification, held the appellant in contempt, and permitted him to purge himself of contempt by payment of the past-due alimony payments. The judgment also contained written findings of fact and conclusions of law.

We have reviewed the record; there is evidence to support the conclusions reached by the trial judge; and this court cannot hold that the results reached by the trial judge are clearly erroneous or that he abused the discretion invested in him in such cases.

Judgment affirmed. All the Justices concur.


ARGUED MAY 12, 1975 — DECIDED SEPTEMBER 3, 1975.


Summaries of

Olliff v. Olliff

Supreme Court of Georgia
Sep 3, 1975
218 S.E.2d 622 (Ga. 1975)
Case details for

Olliff v. Olliff

Case Details

Full title:OLLIFF v. OLLIFF

Court:Supreme Court of Georgia

Date published: Sep 3, 1975

Citations

218 S.E.2d 622 (Ga. 1975)
218 S.E.2d 622

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