NELSON, ROBERTS v. ROBERTS

21520.

217 Ga. 613 (1962)

124 S.E.2d 85

NELSON, formerly ROBERTS v. ROBERTS.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided February 8, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lanier Randall, for plaintiff in error.

J. Willard Register, contra.


HEAD, Presiding Justice.

The question presented by this record is whether or not a trial judge has the right to require a former husband to pay attorney's fees as a part of the expenses of litigation of his former wife when she files an application for modification of a permanent alimony judgment for their minor children.

When the act of 1955 (Ga. L. 1955, pp. 630-632; Code Ann. Supp. § 30-220 et seq.) was enacted, which authorized applications...

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