Judgment: CORNELIA Y SMITH VS RICHARD SMITH

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                                IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF DEKALB COUNTY
                                                             STATE OF GEORGIA

                  CORNELIA YVONNE SMITH,                                )
                                                                        )
                           Petitioner,                                  )
                     v.                                                 )        CIVIL ACTION
                                                                        )        FILE NO.: 20FM4344
                  RICHARD SMITH                                         )
                                                                        )
                           Respondent.                                  )

                                         FINAL JUDGMENT AND DECREE OF CONTEMPT

                           The above referenced case came before this honorable Court on December 2nd, 2021, at
                  8:30 a.m. Cornelia Yvonne Smith, Petitioner in this action, and her Attorney appeared before the
                  court for a Final Hearing on her Motion for Contempt. The Respondent in this action did not
                  attend this final hearing and was properly served by publication. A brief hearing was held an as
                  such it is hereby ordered as follows:
                                                                             1.
                           The Petitioner and Respondent were divorced on or about July 22, 2015 upon which the
                  Court ordered the Respondent was too pay the Petitioner permanent alimony in the amount of
                  $2500.00 dollar per month, payable on the 1st day of each month and continuing until such time
                  as the Petitioner remarries, dies or until such award is modified or discontinued by further order
                  of any Court having jurisdiction. Respondent has not made the monthly payments for 13 months
                  in willful disregard of this Court’s order.
                                                                           2.


                           As such, the Court hereby orders that the Respondent be incarcerated until such time that
                  he pays the owed arrearages in full. The total amount owed as of the date of this order is
                  $37,500.00. Upon paying the full arrearage amount Respondent shall be released from
                  incarceration.


                                                                           3.
                           The Petitioner’s request for attorney’s fees under O.C.G.A. §19-6-2. is hereby granted As
                  such, the Court orders that the Respondent pays $2,500.00 in attorney’s fees to counsel for the
                  Petitioner.  Said payment is due instanter.       Paymnt shall be made        t    affe Family Law LLC and
                  be sent to:

                                                          47 80 Ashford Dunwoody Road

                                                                 Suite 540 Box 611

                                                              Atlanta, Georgia 30338



                  SO ORDERED this             18t         day  o—f    aniJ am           2222
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                                                               E    NORABLE JUDGE
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                                                                                               SHONDEANA C. MORRIS
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                                                               Superior Court of Dekalb County
                                                               State of Georgia
                  Prepared   By:



                  /s/ Ryan Castellon
                  Ryan Castellon, Esq
                  GA Bar No.1    131855
                  Attorneys for Petitioner
                  4780 Ashford Dunwoody Rd.
                  Suite 540 Box 611
                  Atlanta, GA 30338
                  T: (404) 3 17-0042
                  E: Ryan@atlantatriallawversgroup.com