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HE SUPERIOR COURT OF COWETA COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA

SUPE~~~1or" COURT
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MICHAEL

L. LOWIE,

Plaintiff,

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CtNDY G. SHOWN. CLERK COWETA COUNTY. GA

v.
ELISA L. LOWE,

Defendant.

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CIVILlA~T~_~.FILE NO. 0 \J 't':P-1

MOTION

TO SET ASIDE

ORDER

Plaintiff Michael L. Lowe files this Motion to Set Aside Order and shows the Court as follows:

1.
Plaintiff is a Florida resident. Defendant is a Coweta County, Georgia resident and can be served at her residence of 279 Crossroads Estate Drive, Newnan, Coweta County, Georgia 30265.

2.
Plaintiff is requesting.that this Court set aside its December 8, 2008 Order dismissing the Parties' case entitled Michael L. Lowe v. Elisa L. Lowe, Civil Action File No. 04 V 32. Thus, this Court has jurisdiction and venue is proper herein.

3.
Plaintiff filed his Petition for Modification of Child Custody and Child Support on January 14, 2004, and it was entitled Michael L. Lowe v. Elisa L. Lowe, Civil Action File No. 04 V 32. Defendant was served and filed a timely answer and counterclaim for contempt thereafter. At that time, Plaintiff was represented by Delia T. Crouch, and

Defendant was represented by Gus L. Wood. The case dealt with the custody,

visitation and support of the Parties' two minor children, Zachary Thomas Lowe, DOB: 5/7/1995 and Evan Michael Lowe, DOB: 7/90/1997 ("the Children"). 4. Judge William T. Lee entered an Ex Parte Temporary Order on January 14, 2004, changing the Children's custody, and then after a hearing, Judge Lee vacated that Order and entered another Order on January 22, 2004, putting the original custody order back in place with temporary modifications. A complete temporary hearing was held February 5, 2004, and Judge John Simpson issued an Order further modifying the Children's custody on May 7, 2004. 5. Judge E. Byron Smith heard-the case for a specially set final hearing on April 12, 2005, and he issued his ruling from the bench following the hearing. Thereafter, Plaintiff's counsel drafted a proposed order based on the Judge's ruling and forwarded it to Defendant's counsel. A true and correct copy of the proposed order is attached hereto as Exhibit "A," and a true and correct copy of the portion of the court's transcript containing the Judge's ruling is attached hereto as Exhibit "B." The attorneys did not aqree on the proposed order, and neither attorney submitted a proposed order to Judge E. Byron Smith for execution.

6.
Thereafter, although the order was unsigned, the Parties abided by the Judge's ruling with respect to their Children's custody, visitation and support from the date of the Judge's ruling until the time that the action was dismissed in December 2008.

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Neither Party's attorney moved to withdraw from the case, but because a final order had never been entered, although a final hearing was held and Judge Smith had issued a ruling, the case was scheduled for a peremptory calendar on December 9, 2008. Plaintiff and Defendant appeared without counsel. Plaintiff requested that the Court execute the proposed Final Order submitted by his attorney, and Defendant objected. Judge William F. Lee did not execute the proposed order, and he dismissed the case without prejudice. 8. Plaintiff requests that the Court now set aside its December 9, 2008 order dismissing the case to allow Plaintiff to submit the prepared proposed order to Judge Smith, and should the proposed final order meet with Judge Smith's approval, for its execution and filing. Plaintiff has submitted the proposed final order along with the transcript from the hearing detailing the Judge's ruling to Judge Smith contemporaneously with the filing of this Motion. Should the proposed final order not meet with Judge Smith's approval, Plaintiff requests that he be allowed to make any changes requested by Judge Smith and submit a revised proposed final order to him for execution.

9.
Setting aside the December 2008 Order would serve the interests of justice and judicial economy because retrying those issues at this late date would not be in the best interests of the Parties, the Children or the judicial system. Although it is not clear why the attorneys involved in the case at the time of the final hearing did not submit a proposed order or orders to Judge Smith for execution, the amount of time

and effort necessary to correct this failing is far less than the amount of time it would take to re-file and re-try the case. 10. WHEREFORE, Plaintiff requests that the Court set aside its Order dismissing this case without prejudice to allow Judge Smith to review the proposed final order and execute it, should it meet with his approval, or revise it to make any changes necessary to comport with his ruling, and then allow it to be executed and filed.

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IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF COWETA COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA MICHAEL L. LOWE, Plaintiff, v. ELISA L. SMITH, Defendant. FINAL ORDER The above styled matter having come on for a specially set final hearing, on April12, 2005, both parties appearing with counsel, upon consideration of evidence, it is ordered and adjudged as follows:
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CIVIL ACTION . FILE NO. 04-v-32

The partiesshall share joint legal and joint physical custody of the parties' minor children, Zachary Thomas Lowe, born May 7,1995; and, Evan Michael Lowe, born July 9, 1997. Effective immediately Plaintiff shall be entitled to physical custody of the minor children . and continuing through the first full week after school recesses for the 2004- 2005 school term During Plaintiffs custody period Defendant shall be entitled to overnight visitation with the minor children every Wednesday from the time school is released until the next day at which time she shall return the children to school and alternating weekends from 6:00 p.m. on Friday until 6:00 p.m. on Sunday. Defendant.shall pay twenty-five percent (25%) of her gross income from all sources to Plaintiff as child support until the end of the 2004-2005 school year. Said supportshall payable .beginning on April12, 2005 and continuing weekly thereafter. Beginning one week following the children's release from school for the summer break
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of 2005, Defendant shall have physical custody of the minor children. Plaintiff shall be entitled

to visitation on Wednesday until Thursday morning. Plaintiff shall give Defendant notice of .whenhe will retrieve the children for such visitation and when he will return the children. : Plaintiff shall further be entitled to alternating weekends from 6:00 p.m. on Friday until 6:00 p.m. on Sunday;
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Plaintiff shall also be entitled to a full week of visitation at the beginning of

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the summer break, and a full week of visitation at the end of the summer break. Plaintiff shall .
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give Defendant fourteen (14) days notice of said visitation. Plaintiffshall not pay child support during the summer 2005 break. Beginning with the 2005-2006 school term, Defendant shall have physical custody of the minor children. Plaintiff will beentitled to over-night visitation every Wednesday from the time school is release until the start of school on Thursday and on alternating weekends from 6:00 .
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p.m. on Friday until 6:00 p.m. on Sunday. Plaintiffshall make decisions with regard to sports .and extracurricular activities. Defendant shall cooperate and participate in said activities. Neither party shall be excluded from attending or participating in the children's activities. Beginning the first week after school resumes Plaintiff shall pay child support to Defendant during the 2005-2006 school year in an amount equivalent to twenty-five percent (25%) of his gross income from all sources. Said support shall be due and payable beginning the Friday following the start of school and continuing each and every Friday thereafter. Beginning the first week after school is released at the end of the 2005-2006 school year; Plaintiff shall have physical custody of the minor children. Defendant shall be entitled to overnight visitation every Wednesday and alternating weekends from 6:00 p.m. on Friday until6:00 p.m. on Sunday. Defendant shall also be entitled to a full week of visitation at the beginning of the summer break, and a full week of visitation at the end of the summer break. Defendant shall give to Plaintifffourteen (14) days notice of said visitation. Defendant shall pay to Plaintiff

child support in the amount of twenty-five percent (25%) other gross income. Said support shall
.be due and payable the Friday following receipt of custody of the child and shall be due and payable each and every Friday thereafter. During each child's minority, the Mother shall have an affirmative and continuing duty to notify the Father of her residential address, residential telephone number, and a telephone number where she may be reached in the event of an emergency. During said child's minority, the Father shall have an affmnativeand notify the Mother of his residential address,residential continuing duty to

telephone number, and a telephone

number where he may be reached in the event of an emergency . . . The parties shall alternate legal holidays each year. During Thanksgiving, 2005, Plaintiff . shall have the kids for three days from the time school recesses for Thanksgiving break until Friday at 6:00 p.m. Plaintiff shall have the children for one week at Christmas beginning the day the school recesses for Christmas until 12:00 p.m. noon on December 26, 2005. Defendant shall be entitled to have the children from non on December 26th and continuing until 6:00p~m.ofthe seventh consecutive day. For Spring Break, Plaintiff shall have from the time school is released for said break until. noon on Wednesday and Defendant shall have the children from noon on Wednesday until 6:00
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p.m. on Sunday. The parties will alternate Thanksgiving, Christmas and Spring Break each year according to this schedule. The parties shall alternate all other legal holidays including Labor

Day, July 4t\ Memorial Day, Martin Luther King Day and the like. All other visitation set out in the Final Judgment and Decree of Divorce shall remain ineffect. Each party shall provide the other with proof of income from all sources upon payment of the child support obligation upon payment of said child support

\N \'\\ ~m~~(\~ C-\:)\%.\ \)~ \.-\)~\h~\)~\'\ STATE OF GEORGIA MICHAEL L. LOWE, Plaintiff, v. ELISA L. SMITH, Defendant. .CIVIL ACTION FILE NO. 04-v-32

CERTIFICATEOF SERVICE
This is to certify that I have this day servedthe foregoing "FINAL ORDER" by mailing a . copy of same in the United States mail in an envelope with sufficient postage attached thereto. and addressed to: Gus L. Wood, Esquire . Wood, Odorn & Edge, P.A. 15 Jefferson Street Post Office Drawer 1608 Newnan, Georgia 30264

This the

day of

,2005.

DELIA T. CROUCH Attorney for Plaintiff GA StateBar No. 198353