Moser v. Ehrman.
| Decision Date | 06 September 1979 |
| Docket Number | No. 34816,34816 |
| Citation | 244 Ga. 112,259 S.E.2d 634 |
| Parties | MOSER v. EHRMAN. |
| Court | Georgia Supreme Court |
Certiorari to the Court of Appeals of Georgia 148 Ga.App. 856 (253 s.e.2d 216) (1979).
Holland & Holland, Nancy S. Holland, Donald V. Holland, Lithonia, for appellant.
M. Robert Thornton, Atlanta, for appellee.
We affirm the holding of the Court of Appeals that the father's reliance on the written agreement relieving him of child support payments constituted "justifiable cause" within the meaning of Code Ann. § 74-405(a)(2). Meredith v. Meredith, 238 Ga. 595, 234 S.E.2d 510 (1977); Daniel v. Daniel, 239 Ga. 466, 238 S.E.2d 108 (1977); Crist v. Crist, 243 Ga. 796, 256 S.E.2d 780 (1979); Wiles v. Brothers, 138 Ga.App. 616(1), 226 S.E.2d 805 (1976); and Richey v. Cothran, 140 Ga.App. 580, 231 S.E.2d 572 (1976).
Judgment affirmed.
All the Justices concur.
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