Supreme Court of Georgia, (November 14, 1973)
Docket number: 28381
SUBMITTED
JORDAN, Justice. - SUBMITTED
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Judgment affirmed. All the Justices concur.

Supreme Court of Georgia - DOBBINS v. DOBBINS., 234 Ga. 347, 216 S.E.2.d 102 (1975)
Supreme Court of Georgia - BARRY v. BARRY., 238 Ga. 283, 232 S.E.2.d 558 (1977)
Supreme Court of Georgia - HARRISON v. HARRISON., 233 Ga. 12, 209 S.E.2.d 607 (1974)
Glenn Zell, for appellant.
Appellant, Elfrieda Phillips, filed a complaint in the Superior Court of Gwinnett County against her husband Russell Phillips, appellee here, seeking a total divorce on the grounds of cruelty, desertion, and adultery, asking custody of the two minor children, child support, alimony, property division, and other appropriate relief. The appellee filed his answer and a cross bill denying his wife's allegations and asking for a divorce on the same grounds. After several continuances the case came to trial on March 5, 1973, whereupon the jury found in favor of the husband appellee and granted him a total divorce. The jury verdict awarded the appellant custody of the children, the house and household goods, $10,000 alimony to be paid at the rate of $250 per month for the next 40 months or until appellant remarries, $200 per month per child as child support, and the automobile she was then driving. From the overruling of her amended motion for new trial she appeals. Held:1. Appellant's complaint as to the inadequacy of the alimony award is not meritorious. When the verdict in a divorce case alleging these grounds is in favor of the husband, the wife has no standing to complain that the alimony awarded her is not proportionate to her needs and the husband's ability to pay since she is not entitled to alimony as a matter of course in that situation. Wells v. Wells, 226 Ga. 282 (174 SE2d 407); Singleton v. Singleton,Try vLex for FREE for 3 days
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