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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 :

A1 9 A0 54 3 . OSHA BERRY v . DONNI E BERRY.

In t h i s d iv o rce cas e, Os h a Berry h as fi led a d i rect ap p eal fro m t h e t ri al co urt ’ s

o rd er fi n d i n g h i m i n co n t em p t o f i t s t em

p o rary o r d e r a n d i t s p ri o r co n t em p t o rd er,

t erm i n at i n g h i s week d ay ev en in g v i s i t at io n , an d o rd eri n g h im i n carcerat ed u n t i l h e

p u rg es t h e co n t em

p t

. W e l ack ju ri s d ict i o n

. Gen eral ly

, ap p eal s fro m o rd ers en t ered i n d o m es t i c rel at i o n s cas es , i n cl u d i n g

o rd ers h o l d i n g p ers o n s i n co n t em p t

, m u st b e ap p eal ed b y a

pplicat i o n fo r d i s cret i o n ary

rev i ew. See OCGA § 5 -6 -3 5 (a) (2 ). Ho w ev er, a d i rect ap peal i s p ro p er u nd er OCGA

§ 5

- 6

- 3 4 (a) (1 1 ) fro m al l ju d g m en t s or o rd ers “ i n ch i l d cu s t o d y cas es ” th at award

, refu se t o ch an g e, o r m od i fy ch il d cu s t o d y o r v i s i t at i o n , o r o rd ers th at ho l d o r d ecl i n e

t o h o l d p e r s on s i n co n t em p t o f ch i l d cu s t o d y o rd ers

. Bu t OCGA § 5 -6 -3 4 (a) (1 1 )

al l o ws a “ d i rect ap p eal fro m t h e t y p e s o f o r d e r s s p eci fi ed i n t hat s t at u t e t h at are

en t ered i n ‘ cu s t o d y cas es ’ ”; “ no t fro m o rd ers rel at i n g t o ch i l d cu s t o d y i s su es t h at are

en t ered i n ‘ d i v o rce cas es

. ’ ” Vo yl es v. Vo

yl es , 30 1 Ga. 4 4

, 4 5

- 4 6 ( 7 9 9 SE2 d 1 6 0 )

(2 0 1 7); s ee Ho o ver v. Ho over , 29 5 Ga. 1 3 2

, 1 3 4 (1 ) (7 57 SE2 d 8 3 8 ) (2 0 1 4 ) (h o l d i n g

t h at wh en ch i l d cu s t o d y i ss ues 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 i l d cu s t o d y cas e”); To d d v. To d d

, 2 8 7 Ga. 2 5 0

, 2 5 1 ( 1 ) ( 7 03 SE2 d 5 9 7 ) (2 0 10 ) (“ Al l o t her i s su es i n a d i vo rce act i o n,

i n cl u d i n g ch i l d cu s to d y , are m erel y an ci l l ary t o [t h e] p ri m ary i s s u e [o f wh et h er t h e

m arri ag e s h ou l d b e d i s s o lv ed ] .”); Fo r d v. Fo r d

,

_ _ G a. Ap p.

_

_ (Cas e No

. A1 8 A1 15 6

, d eci d ed Au g u s t 3 0

, 2 0 1 8 ) (reaffi rm i ng the holdings o f H oov e r an d To d

d )

. Th i s cas e i s p art o f t he di v o rce p ro ceed i n g b et w een t h e p art i es an d

, as s u ch

, Os h a B e r r y w as req ui red t o fi l e an ap p l i cat i o n fo r d i scret i o n ary ap p eal p u rs u an t to October 24, 2018OCGA § 5 -6 -3 5 (a) (2 ). “ Co m p l i an ce wi t h t he d i s cret i o n ary ap p e a l s p r o c e d u re i s ju ri s d i c t i o n al .” S

m o a k v. Dep t. o

f Hu ma n Res o u rces , 2 2 1 Ga. Ap p

. 25 7

, 2 5 7 (4 7 1

SE2 d 6 0 ) (1 99 6). Hi s fai l u re t o fo l lo w t h e req u ired ap pel l at e p ro ced u re d ep ri v es u s

o f ju ri s d ict i o n o v er t hi s d i rect ap p eal , wh i ch i s h ereb y DISM ISSED.

C o u r t o f A p p e a l s o f t h e S t a t e o

f G e o r g ia

C le r k ’ s O f f i c e

, A t la n t a

,

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I c e r ti fy t h a t t h e a b o v e is a tr u e e x t r a c t f r o m

t h e m i n u t e s o

f t h e C o u r t o

f A p p e a l s o f G e o r g i a

. W i tn e s s m y s i g n a t u r e a n d t h e s e a l o

f s a i d c o u r t

h e r e t o a f f i x e d t h e d a y a n d y e a r l a s t a b o v e w r i t t e n

.

, C l e r k

. 10/24/2018