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Angela Wallv.Donny James

CourtCourt of Appeals of Georgia
Docket No.A20A2058
DecidedJanuary 15, 2021
JudgesCourt of Appeals of Georgia
Tags
CivilFamily LawChild CustodyCivil ProcedureStatutory InterpretationReversal
Case Summary

Angela Wall sought to modify visitation concerning her daughter, and Donny James responded with a contempt counterclaim. The trial court found Wall in contempt and awarded attorney fees and expenses. The Georgia Court of Appeals reversed. The court held that the findings did not support contempt under the governing standards and that the related fee and expense award could not stand once the contempt ruling was reversed. The court therefore vacated the sanctions-based relief and rejected the unsupported findings underlying the counterclaim.

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