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discussed Cited as authority (rule) Stanford v. Pogue
Ga. Ct. App. · 2017 · signal: cf. · confidence medium
Cf. Easley v. Easley, 238 Ga. 180, 181 (3) ( 231 SE2d 763 ) (1977) (remanding for trial court to make a mother’s confinement in jail conditional where “ [t] he order finding the wife in contempt show[ed] by its caption, content and purpose that it [was] a civil contempt order”); Rhone v. Bolden, 270 Ga. App. 712, 714-715 (2) ( 608 SE2d 22 ) (2004) (rejecting nomenclature of “criminal” contempt assigned by trial court where court had not punished appellants for their past deeds, but only held them in contempt until they performed certain remedial acts). 12 Supra. 13 Fields, supra at 1…
discussed Cited as authority (rule) Edwards v. Edwards
Ga. Ct. App. · 2002 · confidence medium
He had a temporal arachoid cyst and underwent brain surgery on three occasions. 4 Henderson v. Justice, 223 Ga. App. 591 ( 478 SE2d 434 ) (1996). 5 Elders v. Elders, 206 Ga. 297 ( 57 SE2d 83 ) (1950). 6 Johnson v. Hubert, 175 Ga. App. 169, 170 (1) ( 333 SE2d 21 ) (1985). 7 Easley v. Easley, 238 Ga. 180, 181 ( 231 SE2d 763 ) (1977). 8 Beckham v. O’Brien, 176 Ga. App. 518, 522 ( 336 SE2d 375 ) (1985). 9 Phillips v. Tittle, 261 Ga. 820, 821 ( 411 SE2d 871 ) (1992). 10 Turman v. Boleman, 235 Ga. App. 243, 245 ( 510 SE2d 532 ) (1998). 11 Roehl v. O’Keefe, 243 Ga. 696, 697 (1) ( 256 SE2d 375 ) (…
cited Cited as authority (rule) Thedieck v. Thedieck
Ga. Ct. App. · 1996 · confidence medium
Easley v. Easley, 238 Ga. 180, 181 ( 231 SE2d 763 ) (1977).” (Punctuation omitted.) Phillips v. Tittle, 261 Ga. 820, 821 ( 411 SE2d 871 ) (1992).
cited Cited as authority (rule) Phillips v. Tittle
Ga. · 1992 · confidence medium
“Civil contempt orders imposing a sentence to jail for violation of visitation rights should be conditioned upon compliance.” Easley v. Easley, 238 Ga. 180, 181 ( 231 SE2d 763 ) (1977).
discussed Cited "see" Walker v. State
Ga. Ct. App. · 2011 · signal: see · confidence high
See Bankston v. State, 169 Ga. App. 955, 956-57 (2) ( 315 SE2d 671 ) (1984) (“The decision of whether to give a jury in disagreement the ‘Allen’ charge, including deciding the length of time a jury may be allowed or required to deliberate before the charge is given, generally lies within the discretion of the trial court and will not be disturbed on appeal unless there is a manifest abuse of discretion.”). 238 Ga. 178 ( 231 SE2d 763 ) (1977).
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Easley
v.
Easley
31686.
Supreme Court of Georgia.
Jan 6, 1977.
231 S.E.2d 763
1977 Ga. LEXIS 949
Guy B. Scott, Jr., for appellant., Tom Strickland, for appellee.
Hill.
Cited by 7 opinions  |  Published
Hill, Justice.

1. The former husband filed a "complaint” praying that the former wife be held in contempt for depriving him of his child visitation rights. The trial judge did not err in treating the "complaint” as a motion for contempt citation filed in the divorce case. Code Ann. § 81A-108 (f).

2. There is evidence to support the court’s decision and thus the trial judge did not err in finding the former wife in contempt.

[*181] Submitted November 12, 1976 — Decided January 6, 1977. Guy B. Scott, Jr., for appellant. Tom Strickland, for appellee.

3. After finding the former wife to be in wilful contempt of court, the trial court entered an unconditional order that she spend two specified weekends in jail. The order finding the wife in contempt shows by its caption, content and purpose that it is a civil contempt order. For the differences between civil and criminal contempt orders, see Gompers v. Buck’s Stove & Range Co., 221 U. S. 418 (31 SC 492, 55 LE 797) (1911); Penfield Co. v. S. E. C., 330 U. S. 585 (67 SC 918, 91 LE 1117) (1947). Civil contempt orders imposing a sentence to jail for violation of visitation rights should be conditioned upon compliance. Stanton v. Stanton, 223 Ga. 664, 668 (157 SE2d 453) (1967). See also Goetz v. Goetz, 181 Kan. 128 (309 P2d 655) (1957). Upon remand, the trial court is directed to modify its contempt order so as to make the wife’s confinement in jail conditional upon her noncompliance with the order of the court.

Judgment affirmed with direction.

All the Justices concur.