Court Opinion

ID: 9918737
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Date Created: 2024-01-16 16:03:16.516141+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T08:04:48.464237
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Court of Appeals
of the State of Georgia

                                         ATLANTA,____________________
                                                  January 16, 2024

The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order:

A24A0649. CEDRIC JONES v. KIARA ROBERTS.

      Kiara Roberts obtained a 12-month family violence protective order against
Cedric Jones, the father of her child.1 Jones then filed this direct appeal. This Court,
however lacks jurisdiction.
      An application for discretionary appeal is required to appeal orders in domestic
relations cases, including actions arising under the Family Violence Act, OCGA §
19-13-1 et seq. See OCGA § 5-6-35 (a) (2); Schmidt v. Schmidt, 270 Ga. 461, 461-462
(1) (510 SE2d 810) (1999), disapproved on other grounds by Gilliam v. State, 312 Ga.
60, 64 (860 SE2d 543) (2021). “Compliance with the discretionary appeals procedure
is jurisdictional.” Smoak v. Dept. of Human Resources, 221 Ga. App. 257, 257 (471
SE2d 60) (1996). Because Jones failed to file a discretionary application, this appeal
is hereby DISMISSED.

                                         Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia
                                             Clerk’s Office, Atlanta,____________________
                                                                        01/16/2024
                                                 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.

      1
        The court’s order specifically stated that it did not modify or change the
existing parenting/visitation order.