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Ferster v. FersterFerster v. Ferster

Supreme Court of Georgia
Jan 10, 1964
22250
Reporters:
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Before:
Quillian
Quillian, Justice.

The single assignment of error contained in the bill of exceptions is that the trial judge ‍‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍erred in holding the courts of this State are not bound under the full faith and credit clause of the United States Constitution to enforce pendente lite or interlocutory judgments of a ‍‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍sister State that are by their own terms subject to revision or revocation. Held:

The case sub judice is controlled adversely to the plaintiff in error by the full bench decision of Cureton v. Cureton, 132 ‍‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍Ga. 745 (2) (65 SE 65), which held: “A decree for alimony of a sister State, providing for future monthly payments, which by its own terms is subject to be revoked or modified, ‍‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍as to the amount to be paid thereunder, by the court rendering such decree, is not such a decree as is enforceable in this State under the full faith and credit clause ‍‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍of the Constitution of the United States, or upon principles of comity.”

Judgment affirmed.

All the Justices concur.

Case Details

Case Name: Ferster v. Ferster
Court Name: Supreme Court of Georgia
Date Published: Jan 10, 1964
Citations: 219 Ga. 543; 134 S.E.2d 600; 1964 Ga. LEXIS 315; 22250
Docket Number: 22250
Court Abbreviation: Ga.
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