Frederick Collins v. Sharon Collins

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia ATLANTA,____________________ November 05, 2024 The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order: A25A0597. FREDERICK COLLINS v. SHARON COLLINS. Frederick Collins appeals directly to this Court from a family violence twelve month protective order entered against him. However, he has no right of direct appeal here. Under OCGA § 5-6-35 (a) (2), a party must follow the discretionary appeal procedure to obtain appellate review in a domestic relations case, including one involving family violence. See Schmidt v. Schmidt, 270 Ga. 461, 461 (1) ( 510 SE2d 810 ) (1999). “Compliance with the discretionary appeals procedure is jurisdictional.” Smoak v. Dept. of Human Resources, 221 Ga. App. 257, 257 ( 471 SE2d 60 ) (1996). Frederick Collins’s failure to follow the required appellate procedure deprives us of jurisdiction over this direct appeal, which is hereby DISMISSED. Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia Clerk’s Office, Atlanta,____________________ 11/05/2024 I certify that the above is a true extract from the minutes of the Court of Appeals of Georgia. Witness my signature and the seal of said court hereto affixed the day and year last above written. , Clerk.