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· 10/22/1985

Beckham v. O'BRIEN

Citations

  • 336 S.E.2d 375
  • 176 Ga. App. 518
  • 1985 Ga. App. LEXIS 2888

How courts have described this case

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  • concluding that mother’s disobedience of supervised visitation provision of divorce decree fell short of willful contempt, where unforeseen circumstances resulted in mother disobeying order to protect child from potential physical and psychological harm
  • Aperson may not simply ignore a court order that he believes is erroneous. “[I]f he does so, he does so at his own peril and must assume the risk of being held in contempt.”
  • A person may not simply ignore a court order that he believes is erroneous. “[I]f he does so, he does so at his own peril and must assume the risk of being held in contempt.”

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Judges: Beasley, Deen, Pope

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