- 3 - Petitioner resided in Dunwoody, Georgia, at the time he filed his petition. FINDINGS OF FACT Petitioner married Anita on February 16, 1979. They had two children together. A jury verdict in an action for divorce brought by Anita was rendered on November 17, 1989. Paragraph 5 of the form verdict provides: "Alimony is awarded as follows: Two lump sum payments. $24,000 immediately, $750,000 on or before May 17th 1990." A "Final Judgement and Decree" of divorce (Judgment) was entered by the Superior Court of DeKalb County, Georgia (Superior Court), on January 2, 1990. The Judgment incorporated the jury verdict and in paragraph 3 ordered as follows: 3. The Defendant Husband shall pay to the Plaintiff Wife lump sum alimony payments in the amounts of: a. Twenty-Four Thousand Dollars ($24,000.00) instanter; and, b. Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($750,000.00) on or before May 17, 1990. On June 25, 1992, the Superior Court heard Anita's contempt action against petitioner for his failure to pay the amount required under the Judgment. In late 1992, pursuant to the Judgment and a November 13, 1992, order of the Superior Court, the clerk disbursed funds to Anita out of the Registry of the court in the amount of $750,000, plus interest thereon in the amount of $221,684, less attorney's fees payable to Butler and Seigal, P.C., of $57,726.80. (Such funds stemmed from an earlierPage: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Next
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