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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 earlier
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