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A p p ea ls

o f t h e S t a te o f

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. N I COLE LYNETTE-Z ERBEL I V ERS v. J OHN THOMAS I VERS.

Ni co l e Ly net t e-Zerb el Iv ers (“ t h e M ot h er”) fi l ed f or divor c e f

r o m John T hom as

Iv ers (“ t he F a t h e r ”) i n t h e co u n t ry o f Qat ar. Th e Fat h er t hen fi l ed fo r d i v o rce in

Geo rg i a. On A u gu s t 1 2

, 2 0 1 6

, aft er fi n di n g i t had ju ri s d i ct i o n t o m ak e an i n i t i al

cu s t o d y d et erm i n at i o n u nd er OCGA § 1 9 -9 -6 1 (a) (2 ) an d 4

, t h e t ri al co u rt en t ered a

t em p o rary ord er i n t h e p en d i n g d i v o rce act i o n award i n g p ri m ary p h y s i cal cu s t o d y o f

t h e p art i es ’ ch i l d ren t o th e Fat h er an d s et t i ng fo rt h v i s i t at i o n fo r t h e M ot h er. Th e

M o t h er o b t ai n ed a cert i fi cat e fo r i m m ed i at e rev iew o n Au g u s t 2 9, 2 0 1 6

. Th e M o t h er

t h en fi led t h i s ap p l i cat i o n fo r i n t erl o cu t o ry ap peal i n t h i s Co u rt

. 1

Un d er OCGA § 5 -6 -3 4 (b ), a p art y m ay req u es t i n t erl o cu to ry rev i ew o n l y i f t h e

t ri al co urt cert i fi es wi t h i n t en day s o f en t ry o f t h e o rd er at i s s ue t h at i m m ed i at e rev i ew

s h o u ld b e h ad . If t h e cert i fi cat e o f i m m ed i at e rev i ew i s n o t en t ered wi t h i n t h at t en

d ay peri o d

, i t i s u n t im el y

. See OCGA § 5 -6 -3 4 (b ); Tu r n er v. Ha rp er

, 2 3 1 Ga. 1 7 5,

1 7 6 (2 0 0 SE2 d 7 4 8 ) (1 9 7 3 ). Al t h o u g h t h e M o th er o b t ai n ed a cert ifi cat e o f i m m ed i at e

rev i ew, it was i s s u e d s ev en t een d ay s aft er en t ry of t h e o rd er o n ap p eal

. If t h e

M o t h er’ s ri g h t t o ap pl y f o r a n a p p e al was fru st rat ed d u e t o a t ri al co u rt erro r, h er

rem ed y i s t o p et i t i o n t he t ri al c o u r t t o v a c a t e an d re-en t er t h e o rd er i n t he m an n er

d es cri b ed in Ca m b ro n v. Ca n a l In s

. Co

. , 24 6 Ga. 1 4 7, 1 4 8

- 4 9 ( 1 ) (2 6 9 SE2 d 4 2 6 )

(1 9 8 0). Th i s ci rcu m s t an ce, h o w ev er, d oes n o t ex t en d t h e ten -d ay t i m e peri o d d u ri n g

1 Becau s e t he ch al l en ged o rd er i s i n terl o cu t o ry

, t h is ap p eal d o es n o t fal l wi t h in

t h e Su p rem e Co u rt ’ s ju ri s d i ct i o n o ve r d i v o r c e an d al im o n y cas es

. See Eg el a n d v.

Eg el a n d , 2 79 Ga. 5 6 5 (6 1 9 SE2 d 5 96 ) (2 0 0 5 ). September 22, 2016wh i ch an i n t erl o cu t o ry o rd er m ay b e cert i fi ed fo r i m m ed i at e rev i ew. O CGA § 5 -6 -3 4

(b ); s ee g en eral l y Tu r n er , s u p ra.

Acco rd i ng l y

, we l ack ju ri s d i ct i o n to co ns i d er th i s i n t erl o cu t ory ap p l i cat i o n,

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 t r 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 th 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

. 09/22/2016