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Final Copy 289 Ga. 250

S11A0437. WARD v. WARD. NAHMIAS, Justice. Appellant Dorene Ward and appellee Richard Ward were divorced in March 2007. Richard was awarded primary physical custody of the parties' two young children. Dorene was awarded substantial visitation and was required to pay child support. In February 2008, Dorene filed this action, seeking to hold Richard in contempt of the final divorce decree, to obtain sole custody of the children, and to obtain child support in the event child custody was given to her. Richard

counterclaimed for an increase in child support and for attorney fees. After a hearing, the trial court ruled that Richard was not in contempt, declined to modify custody, increased Dorene's monthly child support payment, amended the visitation provision of the final decree to provide that Dorene "shall not have any overnight male guests while the minor children are present," and awarded Richard $10,000 in attorney fees.

Dorene filed an application to appeal, which this Court automatically granted under OCGA

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