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A p p ea ls

o f t h e S t a te o f

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ATLANTA,_

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Th e Co u rt

o f Ap p ea l s h er eb y p a s s es t h e f

o ll owi n g o r der :

A2 2 A1 37 6 . CALEB COLE THOMPSON v . AMBER LOUI SE THOMPSON.

Cal eb Co l e Th o m

p s o n has fi l ed t h i s di rect ap p eal f r o m t h e t ri al co urt ’ s fi n al

ju d g m en t an d d ecree g ran t i n g Am b er Lo u is e T h om

p so n ’ s p et i ti o n fo r d i v o rce,

award i n g Am

b er s o l e leg al an d p h y s i cal cu s t o d y o f t h e p art i es ’ m i n o r ch i l d ren

, an d

d ecl i ni n g t o award Cal eb v i s i tat i o n wi t h t he ch i l d ren

. W e, h o wev er, l ack ju ri s d i ct i o n.

Un d er OCGA § 5 -6 -3 4 (a) (1 1 ), d i rect ap p eal s m ay b e h a d fro m “ [a] l l

ju d g m en t s o r o rd ers i n ch il d cu s t o d y c a s es award in g, refu si n g t o ch an g e, o r

m o di fy i n g ch i l d cu st o d y o r h o l di n g or d ecl i n i n g to ho l d p ers o n s i n co nt em p t o f s u ch

ch i l d cu s t o d y ju dg m en t o r o rd ers .” “ Ap p eal s fro m ju d g m en t s o r o rd ers i n d i v o rce,

al i m o n y

, an d o t h er d o m es t i c rel at i on s cas es ,” h o wev er, m us t b e i n it i at ed b y fi l i n g an

ap p li cat io n fo r d is cret i on ary rev i ew. OCGA § 5 -6 -3 5 (a) (2 ), (b ). Th u s, d i rect ap p eal s

wi l l n o t l i e fro m “ o rd ers rel at i ng t o ch i l d c u s t o d y i s s u es t hat are en t ered i n d i v o rce

cas es .” Vo

yl es v. Vo

yl es

, 3 01 Ga. 4 4

, 45 (7 9 9 SE2 d 1 6 0) ( 2 0 1 7 ) (p u n ct u at i o n

o m it t ed ); acco rd Ho o ver v. Ho o ver

, 29 5 G a. 1 3 2

, 1 3 4 (1 ) (7 5 7 SE2 d 8 3 8 ) (2 0 1 4 )

(“ W h ere, as h ere, ch i l d cu st o d y i s s u es are an ci l l ary t o a d i v o rce act i o n

, t h e

d et erm i n at i o n o f ch i l d cu s t o d y d o es n o t t ran s fo rm t h e cas e i n t o a ‘ ch il d cu s to d y cas e,’

as t h at p h ras e i s u s ed i n OCGA § 5 -6 -3 4 (a) (1 1 ), fo r p u rp o s es o f d e t e r m i n i n g t h e

ap p ro p ri at e m et ho d fo r ap p eal i n g a ch i l d cu st o d y o rd er.”).

“ Becau s e t hi s i s n o t a ch i l d cu s t o d y cas e, b u t is a d i v o rce cas e i n wh i ch ch i ld

cu s t o d y i s an i ss u e, OCGA § 5 -6 -3 5 (a) (2 ) req ui res an ap p l i cat i on fo r d i s cret i o n ary

ap p eal

, an d a d i rect ap peal i s n o t au t h o ri zed by OC GA § 5

- 6 -3 4 (a) (1 1 ).” To d d v.

To d d

, 28 7 Ga. 2 5 0

, 2 5 2 (1 ) (7 0 3 SE2 d 59 7 ) (2 01 0 ); acco rd F or d v. F o r d

, 3 4 7 Ga.

Ap p . 2 3 3 , 2 3 4 (8 1 8 SE2 d 6 90 ) (2 0 1 8). “ Co m p l i an ce wi t h t h e d is cret i o n ary ap p eal s May 06, 2022p ro ced ure i s ju ri s d i ct i o n al .” S mo a k v. Dep t. o

f Hu m a n Res o u rces

, 2 2 1 Ga. Ap p

. 2 5 7,

2 5 7 (4 7 1 SE2 d 6 0 ) (1 9 9 6 ). Cal eb Th o m ps o n ’ s fai l u re t o fo ll o w t h e req u i red ap p el l at e

p ro ced ure d ep ri v es u s o f ju r i s d i c t i o n o ver t h i s di rect ap p eal

, w h i ch i s h ereb y

DISM ISSED. See Fo r d

, 3 4 7 Ga. Ap p . at 2 3 4

.

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f G e o r g ia

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f t h e C o u r t o

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, C l e r k

. 05/06/2022