191 Ga. App. 139 - Mitchell v. Mitchell’s Empirical Analysis
1989
Citation profile
3
cited by 3 later decisions
1
states following
September 2003
most recently cited
3 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Belt v. Lazenby · 139 Ga. App. 260 - McCullough v. Mobiland, Inc. · In re Tomlinson · Wiley v. Wiley · Irby v. Brooks
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““ ‘will not be considered voluntary and without consideration, but will be enforced in equity as a fair family arrangement independent of its being a compromise of doubtful rights. . . (.) To render valid such compromise agreements it is not essential that the matter should be in real doubt; but it is sufficient if the parties should consider it so far doubtful as to make it the subject of compromise.’ ” [Cit.] Once the existence of a family settlement is established, it will be enforced without an inquiry “ ‘into the adequacy or inadequacy of the consideration.’ (Cit.)” [Cit.]”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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