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STATE OF GEORGIA
T.S., :
:
Petitioner, : CIVIL ACTION
: FILE NO.: 2023CV374532
v. :
:
I.S., :
:
Respondent. :
COMES NOW, Petitioner, T.S., hereinafter referred to as (“Petitioner”), and files this her,
1.
This matter is before this Honorable Court on Petitioner’s Complaint for Divorce filed on
January 5, 2023.
2.
The parties’ two (2) minor children reside with the Petitioner in the parties’ marital
residence. The Respondent vacated the marital residence by his own choice in October 2023, and
began living primarily in his hometown of Chicago, Illinois1. Since leaving the marital residence,
the Respondent has not paid one cent (1¢) of child support to the Petitioner or paid for anything
1The Respondent has been exercising his parenting time with the parties’ minor children in another residence acquired
by the parties in Georgia, which is fundamentally unfurnished.
T.S. v. I.S.
CAFN: 2023CV374532
Fulton County Superior Court
PETITIONER’S URGENT MOTION FOR CONTEMPT AGAINST RESPONDENT
FOR VIOLATION OF AUTOMATIC DOMESTIC STANDING ORDER
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for the minor children such as food, clothing, shoes, grooming, extracurricular activities, or
anything else, other than the oldest minor child’s tuition. In addition, when the Respondent left the
marital residence in October 2023, there were several ongoing construction projects at said home.
The marital residence was purchased years ago for a great deal, and the parties were aware that
major renovations were needed. The Respondent was in the process of renovating the master
bedroom, master bathroom, master closet, and the main kitchen on the main floor of the residence.
Those projects were started by the Respondent three (3) years before he left the marital home in
October 2023. Those projects were pending when this divorce action was filed.
The gate at the marital residence was broken in September, 2023. The Respondent said he
would get the gate repaired, but with no regard for the safety of the Petitioner and the parties’
minor children, when the Respondent left the marital residence in October 2023, he left the gate
unrepaired. In fact, when the Respondent left the marital home where the parties’ children reside,
he left over TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($200,000.00) in renovations
incomplete. After October 2023, the Petitioner began receiving requests for payment directly from
With respect to the other renovations needed at the marital residence, because the
Respondent was purportedly “tied up with investments”, he told the Petitioner to pay for the
additional renovations, and he would reimburse her for the costs later. Consequently, the Petitioner
paid as much money as the Respondent paid and still owes for renovation projects at the marital
home. Beginning in June 2023, the Petitioner has paid for renovations to four (4) bedrooms,
including both girls’ bedrooms, the in-law suite, the entire basement, the other five (5) bathrooms,
and the Respondent’s “man cave.” Also, before the Respondent moved out of the marital residence
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FOR VIOLATION OF AUTOMATIC DOMESTIC STANDING ORDER
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in October 2023, the Petitioner finished paying for the renovation to the driveway at the marital
home. The Petitioner has also paid to add an elevator installed in the residence three (3) years ago.
All of the Respondent’s renovations were started three (3) years ago, before this divorce
action was filed. The Petitioner has maintained the status quo and paid for all projects commenced
by her since June, 2023. Conversely, the Respondent has violated the STANDING ORDER and has
left all of the renovations that he started unpaid. The Respondent has not paid any amount for the
construction projects that he started years ago when he left the marital residence where the minor
3.
The Petitioner found it odd that the Respondent demanded parenting time at the November
30, 2023, 120-Day Status Conference. The Respondent did not spend significant time with the
parties’ minor children when the Respondent lived in the marital residence with the Petitioner and
the girls. The Petitioner had already offered the Respondent more parenting time than the Court
awarded on November 30, 20232, such as asking the Respondent to spend time with the minor
children during Thanksgiving, Christmas, and the oldest daughter’s birthday. The Petitioner
always initiated opportunities for the girls to spend time with their father.
2 The Court may recall that the Respondent insisted on having the minor children with him during the weekend of
December 1-3, 2023, claiming that he had made plans for the parties’ minor children. The Petitioner had already purchased
first-class airline tickets for herself and the parties’ minor child in the approximate amount of $8,000 for the minor children
to attend an event with their mother where the Petitioner was being honored for her work. The Court decided that the
Respondent could have the children with him since his lawyer represented that Respondent had made plans for the girls.
In actuality, when the Petitioner FaceTimed the parties’ minor children over that first weekend in December 2023, the
minor children were jumping up and down on a brand-new air mattress, watching a brand-new television in one of the
other residences purchased during the parties’ marriage. Said residence was fully renovated but had no furniture because
the Petitioner’s parents had recently relocated from the property, and they removed their personal furniture and furnishings
when they moved out. The Respondent had no plans for the girls. Instead, the Respondent intentionally misrepresented
to the Court that he had plans for the minor children during the weekend of December 1-3, 2023, so that the children
would not have the opportunity to witness their mother receiving an award.
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PETITIONER’S URGENT MOTION FOR CONTEMPT AGAINST RESPONDENT
FOR VIOLATION OF AUTOMATIC DOMESTIC STANDING ORDER
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Despite the Respondent’s insistence on having an Order entered for alternating weekend
parenting time at the 120-Day Status Conference, the Petitioner did not demand child support from
the Respondent at that same 120-Day Status Conference because the Petitioner had sincerely hoped
that the parties would be able to resolve this divorce matter before December 31, 2023. A Consent
Order was entered on November 30, 2023 pertaining to Respondent’s temporary parenting time
with the parties’ minor children. Much to the Petitioner’s dismay, the Respondent appears to want
to drag out this case through trial instead of working to resolve the divorce amicably with the
Petitioner.
4.
In paragraph 6 of the AUTOMATIC DOMESTIC STANDING ORDER of this Court, it states that,
“The parties to a divorce or separate maintenance action are prohibited from disconnecting, or
causing the disconnection of water, gas, electricity or any other utility services from the marital
residence.” See, Exhibit “A” (Standing Order) attached hereto and incorporated herein by this
reference.
5.
The Summons, Complaint for Divorce, and AUTOMATIC DOMESTIC STANDING ORDER were
all emailed to the Respondent by counsel for the Petitioner on January 11, 2023. See, Exhibit “B”
6.
The Respondent’s Acknowledgement of Service was filed with the Clerk of the Court on
January 14, 2023. See, Exhibit “C” (Acknowledgement of Service) attached hereto and
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PETITIONER’S URGENT MOTION FOR CONTEMPT AGAINST RESPONDENT
FOR VIOLATION OF AUTOMATIC DOMESTIC STANDING ORDER
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7.
On or about October 30, 2023, the Respondent’s brother notified the Petitioner’s CPA via
text message that the Respondent would be disconnecting all utility services from the marital
residence. Immediately, the Petitioner’s CPA responded via text message that based upon the
Petitioner’s information and belief, the utility services at the marital residence were not supposed
8.
On December 3, 2023, the Respondent’s brother notified the Petitioner’s CPA again via
text message that the Respondent will be disconnecting all utility services from the marital
9.
Not knowing the law, on December 5, 2023, Petitioner’s CPA asked Respondent’s brother
which utilities at the marital residence would be disconnected, and Respondent’s brother provided
a list.
10.
remind his client that the Respondent has to continue to pay for all of the marital expenses that he
was paying when this divorce was filed, and that it would be a violation of the STANDING ORDER
if he does not pay. See, Exhibit “D” (e-mail to Respondent’s attorney) attached hereto and
T.S. v. I.S.
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PETITIONER’S URGENT MOTION FOR CONTEMPT AGAINST RESPONDENT
FOR VIOLATION OF AUTOMATIC DOMESTIC STANDING ORDER
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11.
After January 1, 2024, Petitioner thought that the Respondent was at least going to continue
to pay for all utility services at the marital residence per the STANDING ORDER. However, on
January 23, 2023, the Petitioner discovered that the cable and Wi-Fi at the marital residence was
no longer working. Petitioner attempted to obtain additional information from the cable and Wi-
Fi service provider regarding this matter, but to no avail as the account is listed in Respondent’s
name. Then, on the morning of January 24, 2024, the parties’ minor children discovered that the
12.
The minor children receive private, on location education in Atlanta and in Los Angeles.
When the minor children are in Atlanta (or Los Angeles), the teacher comes to the marital
residence to teach the children their school lessons each day. Consequently, on January 24, 2024,
the Petitioner and the parties’ minor children had to travel to the Petitioner’s mother’s residence
in order to bathe, eat breakfast, and get ready for the minor children to receive their private school
lessons for the day. Later that day, the Petitioner paid to have the water utility service restored.
However, as of the date of the filing of this Motion, water service has not been physically restored
by the service provider yet. The Petitioner also discovered on January 24, 2024, that the
Respondent had not paid the water bill at the marital residence for several months.
13.
Upon discovering that the Wi-Fi and cable were inoperable, and the water had been
disconnected, the Petitioner’s CPA texted Respondent’s brother3 on January 24, 2024, to advise
3 The Respondent’s brother handles much of the Respondent’s personal affairs on Respondent’s behalf.
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FOR VIOLATION OF AUTOMATIC DOMESTIC STANDING ORDER
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that the water at the marital residence was disconnected. Respondent’s brother responded that the
Respondent advised him to transfer everything to Petitioner’s name as of January 1, 2024, which
is a clear and direct violation of the AUTOMATIC DOMESTIC STANDING ORDER. See Exhibit “E”
(text message to Respondent’s brother) attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference.
14.
The Respondent received an e-filed copy of the AUTOMATIC DOMESTIC STANDING ORDER
on January 11, 2023, directly from Petitioner’s counsel. See, Exhibits “A” and “B.” The
Respondent was put on notice again about this Court’s AUTOMATIC DOMESTIC STANDING ORDER
on December 6, 2023, when the Petitioner’s counsel sent an e-mail to Respondent’s attorney
reminding him that there is an AUTOMATIC DOMESTIC STANDING ORDER in this case. See, Exhibit
“D.” Nonetheless, the Respondent has willfully and with no regard for the parties’ minor children,
violated said STANDING ORDER by causing the disconnection of water, cable and Wi-Fi at the
marital residence where the minor children reside. The Petitioner anticipates that the gas and
15.
It is critical to note that the Respondent elected to leave the marital residence, where the
minor children reside, on his own volition in October, 2023, and then complained of a lack of
parenting time at the 120-Day Status Conference held on November 30, 2023. Petitioner suspects
that the utilities have not been disconnected where the Respondent is currently living; yet, the
Respondent has no regard for the living conditions of the parties’ minor children.
T.S. v. I.S.
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PETITIONER’S URGENT MOTION FOR CONTEMPT AGAINST RESPONDENT
FOR VIOLATION OF AUTOMATIC DOMESTIC STANDING ORDER
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16.
Additionally, on some of the occasions when the Petitioner has offered the Respondent
extra parenting time with the parties’ minor children that over and above what is outlined in the
Consent Order in this case, the Respondent has accepted. On other times when the Petitioner has
offered the Respondent extra parenting time with the parties’ minor children, the Respondent has
either accepted the extra parenting time, and then failed to show up, or the Respondent made
excuses as to why he could not see the minor children. The fact that the Respondent intentionally
caused the water service to be disconnected at the marital residence where the parties’ minor
children reside is reprehensible, especially since the Respondent does not pay any amount
17.
this Court; yet Respondent believes the rules of this Court simply do not apply to him. Respondent
is in willful contempt of said STANDING ORDER by “causing the disconnection of water… or any
other utility services from the marital residence.” The Respondent clearly is not concerned about
the well-being of the parties’ minor children; otherwise, he would not have blatantly violated the
18.
states, “Each party is hereby enjoined and restrained from doing any act injuring, maltreating,
vilifying, threatening, molesting, or harassing the adverse party, the child(ren)of the parties, or a
T.S. v. I.S.
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FOR VIOLATION OF AUTOMATIC DOMESTIC STANDING ORDER
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19.
On January 24, 2024, for no apparent reason, the Respondent made an unprovoked subliminal
post on his Instagram story which stated “10 TOES CHIN UP. YOU AIN’T THE FIRST OR LAST
SHORDY”. (Emphasis added). See, Exhibit “F” attached hereto and incorporated herein by this
reference. Petitioner is aware that these subliminal social media postings are indirectly related to
Petitioner and the parties’ ongoing divorce litigation. Since the Respondent made the parties’ divorce
public in November 2023, he has intentionally posted other subliminal messages about either the
Petitioner or this divorce action on his social media pages and stories knowing that the blogs will pick
up and report the Respondent’s posts immediately. The Respondent, who has 2.4 million followers
himself, has purposefully posted these messages to vilify the Petitioner so that the posts will get picked
In fact on January 24, 2024, the social media blog, The Shade Room (@theshaderoom), which
has 28.9 million followers, reposted Respondent’s Instagram story, and almost 125,000 of their
followers liked the repost. See, Exhibit “G” (The Shade Room repost) attached hereto and
incorporated herein by this reference. Respondent’s post went viral just. There were negative
comments about the Petitioner made, after the Shade Room reposted the Respondent’s story. If the
Respondent was not directing his Instagram story at the Petitioner, he should have cleared up any
Further, on January 24, 2024, 19 minutes after the Shade Room repost, the Respondent
posted another unprovoked subliminal message on Twitter (“X”) and reposted the message in his
Instagram story, which stated “There’s no peace till after the war- Kobe Bryant.” See, Exhibit “H”
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PETITIONER’S URGENT MOTION FOR CONTEMPT AGAINST RESPONDENT
FOR VIOLATION OF AUTOMATIC DOMESTIC STANDING ORDER
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attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference. Clearly, the Respondent enjoys publicly
20.
attempt to publicly slander, defame and harass Petitioner, which is in clear violation of this Court’s
STANDING ORDER. Respondent’s actions were unwarranted and unprovoked, further evidencing
21.
Although both parties are public figures, the Petitioner has worked aimlessly to resolve this
matter as amicably and as privately as possible to protect the parties’ minor children. The Petitioner
has shown the Respondent much grace throughout this entire litigation process. However, the grace
extended by the Petitioner to Respondent has been thwarted by the Respondent’s intentional and
malicious efforts to vilify the Petitioner, and diminish her name, reputation, and brand, which are all
in direct violation of the AUTOMATIC DOMESTIC STANDING ORDER. The Petitioner does not deserve
to have her private life splattered publicly all over the social media blogs by the Respondent.
22.
Petitioner further shows this Honorable Court that Georgia law gives trial courts the power to
inflict punishment for contempt of court when a person’s misbehavior obstructs the administration of
justice. O.C.G.A. § 15-1-4(a)(1). Further, courts of this State may hold a person in contempt when
they disobey an order of the court. O.C.G.A. § 15-1-4(a)(3). Moreover, trial courts can impose fines
of up to ONE THOUSAND AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($1,000.00) and imprisonment for up to twenty (20)
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FOR VIOLATION OF AUTOMATIC DOMESTIC STANDING ORDER
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23.
STANDING ORDER, this Honorable Court should find Respondent in willful contempt. The Petitioner
will change all of the household utilities into her name since the Respondent has already violated the
STANDING ORDER. Petitioner moves this Honorable Court to order that Respondent purge himself of
contempt immediately by requiring the Respondent to start paying monthly child support for the
support and maintenance of the parties’ minor children beginning on February 1, 2024, in the amount
to be determined by this Honorable Court since the Respondent has (1) abandoned his requirement to
maintain the utilities at the marital residence, (2) failed to maintain the status quo with respect to the
previously started constructions projects at the marital home, and (3) continued to post on social media
24.
Petitioner moves this Honorable Court to fine Respondent One Thousand And 00/100 Dollars
($1,000.00) for each of his three (3) violations of this Court’s AUTOMATIC DOMESTIC STANDING
8(5).
25.
Petitioner moves this Honorable Court to award any and all necessary and reasonable
attorney’s fees and costs of litigation incurred by Petitioner in an amount to be proven at a hearing on
this matter pursuant to O.C.G.A. §§ 19-6-2, 9-15-14(b), and any other applicable statute.
T.S. v. I.S.
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PETITIONER’S URGENT MOTION FOR CONTEMPT AGAINST RESPONDENT
FOR VIOLATION OF AUTOMATIC DOMESTIC STANDING ORDER
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26.
Petitioner hereby reserves the right to amend this URGENT MOTION FOR CONTEMPT AGAINST
Respondent’s further willful contempt of this Court’s AUTOMATIC DOMESTIC STANDING ORDER.
(d) This Honorable Court order the Respondent to immediately purge himself of his
contempt by requiring the Respondent to start paying monthly child support for the
support and maintenance of the parties’ minor children beginning February 1, 2024, in the
amount to be determined by this Honorable Court.;
(e) This Honorable Court fine Respondent ONE THOUSAND AND 00/100 DOLLARS
($1,000.00) as a punishment for each contempt of this Honorable Court’s AUTOMATIC
DOMESTIC STANDING ORDER as permitted by O.C.G.A. § 15-6-8(5);
(f) This Honorable Court order Respondent to pay any and all necessary and reasonable
attorney’s fees and costs of litigation incurred by Petitioner, pursuant to O.C.G.A. §§ 19-
6-2, 9-15-14(b) and any other applicable statute in an amount to be proven at a hearing on
this matter; and
(g) This Honorable Court award Petitioner such other and further relief as it may deem just
and equitable.
_____________________________
Tanya Mitchell Graham, Esquire
Georgia Bar No. 513595
T.S. v. I.S.
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FOR VIOLATION OF AUTOMATIC DOMESTIC STANDING ORDER
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Exhibit “A”
Fulton County Superior Court
***EFILED***LW
Date: 1/5/2023 4:39 PM
Cathelene Robinson, Clerk
T.S.
Civil Action 2023CV374532
No.
Petitioner
FILED JN OFFICE
and
I.S.
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Aye
DEPUTYCLERK, SUPERIOR COURT
Respondent FULTON COUNTY, GA
A080 - Ex-OUUIO
AUTOMATIC DOMESTIC STANDING ORDER
1.
This order applies to all cases which are filed in the Family Division ofthe Superior
Court of Fulton County and shall remain in effect up through the entry of the Final Order in this
case. This Order contains provisionsthat regulate the parties’ conduct during the pendency of
this case. The parties shall not act in a manner that would violate any provisionsset out in this
Order. Theparties shall further be prohibited from instructing, encouraging, or causingothers to
act in a manner that wouldviolate the termsandspirit of this Standing Order.
Eachparty is hereby required to complete the Domestic Intake Worksheet andto bringit
to the 30-day status conference.
3.
Each party is hereby enjoined and restrained from doing anyactinjuring, maltreating,
vilifying, threatening, molesting, or harassing the adverseparty,the child(ren)ofthe parties, or a
family memberof the adverse party.
5.
Each party to a divorce or separate maintenance action is hereby enjoined and restrained
from selling, encumbering,trading, contractingto sell, or otherwise disposing or removing from
Fulton County, and of the property belongingto the parties except in the ordinary course of
business.
6.
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8.
9.
Whena civil action is assigned to the Family Division of the Superior Court of Fulton
County with an Acknowledgmentof Service, the Docket Clerk will attach a copy of this Order to
the original Petition, give or mail a copy of this Orderto the attorney or personfiling the Petition
and provide a second copy to the attorney or person filing the Petition with instructions to serve
the Respondent with the copy. Note: The Standing Order should beattachedtoallinitial filings
(except contempt and post judgment matters).
10.
All attorneys entering an appearancein the Family Division of the Superior Court of
Fulton County shall attend at least one seminar which has been authorized by this Court as a
sufficient informational seminar or shall observeat least one authorized reproduction of the same
orshall read the entire materials from such a seminar.
11.
All parties and attorneys entering an appearancein the Family Division of the Superior
Court shall abide by the rules of the Family Division as promulgated by this Court. Said rules
are available on the Family Division website: www.fultoncourt.org/family. A hard copy ofall
such rules shall be madeavailable by the Clerk upon request.
12,
This Order shall apply to all domestic civil actions (as defined by O.C.G.A. § 19-1-1)
whichare assigned to the Family Division of the Superior Court of Fulton County and shall be
the Standing Order until further order of this Court.
13.
Failure to follow a Court order, unless substantially justified, may result in sanctions or
penalties as provided bystatute, rule or authority of the Court, including a finding of contempt
by the Court; taxation of costs or attorneys’ fees; and/or the imposition of monetary or other
sanctions.
7 attachments
2022 Complaint for Divorce.pdf
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2022 Verification (Wife to sign).pdf
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SUMMONS.pdf
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General-Civil-and-Domestic-Relations-Filing-Information-Form.pdf
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Automatic Domestic Standing Order (Revised 2020).pdf
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2023 - Acknowledgement of Service.pdf
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01-11-2023 - 550 Letter to Iman Shumpert.pdf
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Exhibit “C”
CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT
FULTON COUNTY, GEORGIA
2023CV374532
JAN 14, 2023 06:05 PM
14th January
14th
January
, DeKalb County
My Commission expires on 01-24-2026
Exhibit “D”
1/23/24, 10 11 PM The Law Office of Tanya Mitchell Graham, P C Mail Latest Article Teyana Taylor’s Estranged Ex Iman Shumpert Awarded Tem
Greetings.
Sorry for the late reply. I’ve been in court and mediation.
We are trying to put together another settlement offer to present to your client. In the meantime, please kindly your client
that he has to continue to pay for all of the marital expenses that he was paying when this divorce was filed.
Mr. Shumpert has informed our Client’s CPA that he will no longer pay for the taxes on the Miami condo. That would be a
violation of the Standing Order if he does not pay.
Hopefully; we can arrive at a full settlement before the end of the year and this divorce can be finalized before December
31st.
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Exhibit “E”
Exhibit “F”
Exhibit “G”
Exhibit “H”
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF FULTON COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
T.S., :
:
Petitioner, : CIVIL ACTION
: FILE NO.: 2023CV374532
v. :
:
I.S., :
:
Respondent. :
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that I have this day served the foregoing with a copy of the foregoing
PETITIONER’S URGENT MOTION FOR CONTEMPT AGAINST RESPONDENT FOR VIOLATION OF
AUTOMATIC DOMESTIC STANDING ORDER via statutory electronic service, pursuant to O.C.G.A.
Section 9-11-5(b) as follows:
STEPHEN C. STEELE, ESQ.
326 Roswell Street, Suite 100
Marietta, GA 30060
[email protected]
___________________________________
Tanya Mitchell Graham, Esquire
Georgia Bar No. 513595
T.S. v. I.S.
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Certificate of Service
PETITIONER’S URGENT MOTION FOR CONTEMPT AGAINST RESPONDENT
FOR VIOLATION OF AUTOMATIC DOMESTIC STANDING ORDER