Court Opinion

ID: 2735747
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Date Created: 2014-09-22 19:04:41.117384+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T13:26:29.035099
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Court of Appeals
of the State of Georgia
                                        ATLANTA,__________________
                                                  September 17, 201

The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order:

A15D0005. ROLF PAUL BARKER v. TRENA BELL BARKER.

         Rolf Paul Barker and Trena Bell Barker were divorced in 2008. Rolf Barker
later petitioned for a downward modification of child support, and Trena Barker
counterclaimed for contempt. The trial court entered orders denying Rolf Barker’s
petition and finding him in contempt of the divorce decree in various respects. Rolf
Barker filed a motion for new trial, which the court denied. He now appeals to this
Court.
         Under the Georgia Constitution of 1983, Art. VI, Sec. VI, Par. III (6), the
Supreme Court has appellate jurisdiction over “[a]ll divorce and alimony cases.”
“[A]n appeal from the judgment in a contempt action seeking to enforce any portion
of [a] divorce decree other than child custody is ancillary to divorce and alimony and
falls within [the Supreme] Court’s jurisdiction over ‘divorce and alimony cases.’
[Cits.]” Rogers v. McGahee, 278 Ga. 287, 288 (1) (602 SE2d 582) (2004); see also
Morris v. Morris, 284 Ga. 748, 750 (2) (670 SE2d 84) (2008). Because this
application appears to fall within the Supreme Court’s jurisdiction, it is hereby
TRANSFERRED to that Court.
                                        Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia
                                                                         09/17/2014
                                               Clerk’s Office, Atlanta,__________________
                                               I certify that the above is a true extract from
                                        the minutes of the Court of Appeals of Georgia.
                                               Witness my signature and the seal of said court
                                        hereto affixed the day and year last above written.

                                                                                        , Clerk.