Robert Gene Collum, III v. Lindsay Morgan Buchanan

Atlanta, Georgia family law lawyers represented the parties in a child support dispute.



Robert Gene Collum, III, and Lindsay Morgan Buchanan divorced in 2017. After Collum failed to timely make car payments pursuant to the divorce decree, the trial court entered a second order for contempt, and held him in custody until he made an initial payment.



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Legal issue Can a contempt order regarding a domestic relations case be appealed without following the discretionary appeal procedure in Georgia?

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FAMILY LAW. APPEALS PROCEDURE. The case concerns an appeal from a contempt order related to a divorce decree where the appellant failed to make car payments as required, and examines the necessity of following the discretionary appeals process for orders in domestic relations cases to establish jurisdiction.



Key Phrases Judgment of contempt. Discretionary appeals procedure. Lack jurisdiction. Divorce decree. Domestic relations cases.

Appeal dismissed.