Order denying plaintiff’s petition for contempt, alleging that her ex-husband failed to pay arrearage of $14,740.01 in support for their minor child as their custody order required, REVERSED; trial court erred in ruling that only command stated in definite terms in parties’ 2001 child support order was that plaintiff would pay $75 in child support to defendant each month until their other minor child reached age of 18; parties’ 2001 order specifically set defendant’s child support obligation for child in plaintiff’s custody at $640.87 monthly and that command in order that plaintiff pay defendant $75 per month until other minor child reached age of 18 was clearly practical accommodation to recognize fact that defendant had primary custody of that child ‘ “in liew of exchang[ing] the support checks …in the mail,”‘ as $75 represented difference in support obligations of each party to other; case remanded for proceedings consistent with this opinion and Court noted that plaintiff’s remaining enumerations of error were moot.

Woods v. Bradford,  S 10A0636 (11/08/2010), 10 FCDR 3587

From:  Fulton County Daily Report, 11/19/2010.