216 Ga. 113
Decided June 9, 1960
Supreme Court of Georgia · decided 1960-06-09
Relies on Gaulding v. Gaulding · Houston v. Houston
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Decided 1960-06-09
Cited by 15 later decisions — most recently May 1999
15 state decisions
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¶1The discretion of the judge in awarding temporary alimony in a pending suit for permanent alimony will not be disturbed, unless abused; and under the facts of this case, there was no abuse of- discretion in the award that was made for the petitioner and her three small children, custody of whom had been placed in her. Gaulding v. Gaulding, 184 Ga. 689 (192 S. E. 724) ; Houston v. Houston, 186 Ga. 140 (197 S. E. 237).
¶2Judgment affirmed.