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An Analysis Of The Georgia "Live-In Lover" Law, Newton M. Galloway

Mercer Law Review

In 1977, the Georgia legislature amended the law concerning the modification of alimony judgments and awards. In its amendment, the general assembly included what has come to be known as the "live-in lover" law. The "live-in lover" law gave courts the power to modify awards of alimony and support on petition of the husband. By statute, it was required that the husband show in his petition that the former wife was openly and continuously in voluntary cohabitation with another man.

The first challenge to the new law questioned its constitutionality. In Sims v. Sims, the Georgia Supreme Court, following …

Domestic Relations, Joseph E. Cheeley Jr., Joseph E. Cheeley Iii

Mercer Law Review

The law of domestic relations is an attempt to manage the lives of numerous, divergent family members who more than likely differ in their familial values. Much of this body of law is the result of history, but today the marital relationship seems to be changing in a revolutionary manner. In Georgia in 1978 there was approximately 1 divorce for every 2.16 marriages.

This survey of domestic relations law covers cases from 149 Ga. App. 595 to 153 Ga. App. 742, and from 243 Ga. 436 to 245 Ga. 628. However, only the most noteworthy are discussed here, and for …

Rights Of Adopted Children Under Pre-1949 Class Gifts, Thomas M. Green

Mercer Law Review

In Nunnally v. Trust Company Bank, the Georgia Supreme Court held constitutional Georgia's 1941 adoption statute, which provided that the act of adoption should not affect the adoptive child's relationship with anyone other than the adopting parents and the natural parents. The 1941 act was challenged by two adopted children who, the court held, were excluded from sharing in a class gift to "issue" of grandchildren at the termination of a trust created by the adopting father's grandmother, whose will became effective while the 1941 act was in force.