Russell Allen Sims v. Shara Sims

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What the court decided

The legal issue is whether a hearing held more than thirty days after a petition was filed satisfies the statutory requirement for holding a hearing under the Family Violence Act. The Georgia Court of Appeals REVERSED the trial court's denial of the motion to dismiss because substantial compliance with the strict thirty-day deadline was insufficient, and REMANDED the case with instructions that the trial court dismiss Shara’s petition.