Solomon v. Solomon

Jul 19, 1913
Reporters:
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Before:
Evans
Evans, P. J.

1. A judgment of divorce, based on constructive service, is not within the ‍​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‍provisions of the constitution of the United States and statutes passed thereunder, requiring that full faith and credit shall be given in each State to the public acts, records, and ‍​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‍judicial proceedings of every other State. Such judgment, based entirely on constructive notice, without actual notice or provision for the same to the non-resident defendant, may be collaterally attacked ‍​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‍for fraud. Matthews v. Matthews, 139 Ga. 132 (76 S. E. 855).

*380July 19, 1913. Temporary alimony. Before Judge Charlton. Chatham superior court. April 3, 1913. Herschel P. Gobi and W. R. Hewlett, for plaintiff in error. Horton Brothers & Burress and Twiggs & Gazan, contra.

2. The judge did ‍​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‍not abuse his discretion in awarding alimony and counsel fees to the wife, nor was the allowance excessive in amount. Nor did the judge abuse his discretion in awarding the ‍​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‍custody of the child to the mother pending the divorce proceeding.

Judgment affirmed.

All the Justices concur.