Georgia Court of Appeals, 2014

Sharla Gaye Odom v. James Wendell Brown, Jr.

Sharla Gaye Odom v. James Wendell Brown, Jr.
Georgia Court of Appeals · Decided September 22, 2014

Sharla Gaye Odom v. James Wendell Brown, Jr.

Opinion

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia ATLANTA,__________________ September 15, 2014 The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order: A14A2325. SHARLA GAYE ODOM v. JAMES WENDELL BROWN, JR. James Wendell Brown, Jr., and Sharla Gaye Odom were divorced in 2005.

Their divorce decree established a custody and child support schedule, which have been modified in subsequent proceedings. Between January 30, 2012, and March 25, 2013, the trial court entered three separate orders which: (a) denied the parties’ respective motions for contempt and modified their child support obligations; (b) denied Odom’s motion for reconsideration; and (c) awarded attorneys’ fees.

Seeking appellate review of these orders, Odom filed both an application for discretionary appeal and this direct appeal.

On May 15, 2013, we transferred Odom’s application to the Supreme Court.

See Case No. A13D0346. In our order, we explained that because the underlying petition for contempt was based on alleged violations of a divorce decree, the case falls within the Supreme Court’s appellate jurisdiction over “[a]ll divorce and alimony cases.” Ga. Const. of 1983, Art. VI, Sec. VI, Par. III (6); see 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). The Supreme Court denied the application on June 14, 2013. See Case No. S13D1346.

In this direct appeal, Odom is seeking review of the same trial court orders as in her application. Accordingly, this appeal also falls within the Supreme Court’s jurisdiction, and it is hereby TRANSFERRED to the Supreme Court for disposition.

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia 09/15/2014 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.

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