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HUNT v. CARTER

No. S91A0678.

404 S.E.2d 121 (1991)

261 Ga. 259

HUNT v. CARTER.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided May 15, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lennard, Habibi & Rychlik, David M. Rychlik, Charles S. Hunter, for appellant.

Duffy & Feemster, Robert J. Duffy, Dwight T. Feemster, T. Michael Martin, for appellee.

OPINION

WELTNER

We granted this discretionary application to address the following:

Does a judgment awarding joint legal custody of a child pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 19-9-6 preclude a monetary award of child support?

1. O.C.G.A. § 19-7-2 describes the statutory duty of both parents to support their child.1

2. O.C.G.A. § 19-9-5 provides expressly that "the term `custody' shall not...

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