Akeno Reid v. Shandi Renee Sutton - Child Support Appeal Dismissal

GA Court of Appeals Opinions

Filed April 2nd, 2026

Detected April 2nd, 2026

Summary

The Georgia Court of Appeals dismissed Case No. A26A0360, Akeno Reid v. Shandi Renee Sutton, on April 2, 2026. The court determined that Reid's application for discretionary appeal was improvidently granted and dismissed the appeal of trial court orders denying motions to vacate child support and contempt orders.

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The Georgia Court of Appeals dismissed Akeno Reid's appeal (A26A0360) regarding trial court orders that denied his motions to vacate child support and contempt orders. The court found that his application for discretionary review was improvidently granted after reviewing the entire record and the earlier dismissed appeal (A25A0917). No new legal obligations or policy interpretations were established.

This routine dismissal imposes no new compliance requirements on parties outside this specific case. Legal practitioners should note the court's emphasis on reviewing the entire record before granting discretionary appeals and that procedural defects in the underlying application can result in dismissal regardless of the merits.

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Akeno Reid v. Shandi Renee Sutton

Court of Appeals of Georgia

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Docket Number: A26A0360
Disposition: Dismissed
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Court of Appeals
of the State of Georgia

ATLANTA,____________________
April 02, 2026

The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order:

A26A0360. AKENO REID v. SHANDI RENEE SUTTON.

We granted Akeno Reid’s application for discretionary review of the trial
court’s order denying his motions to vacate certain child support and contempt orders
that had been entered during the course of these proceedings. After careful review of
the entire record in this case and the record in an earlier appeal that was dismissed,
Case No. A25A0917, we have determined that Reid’s application for discretionary
appeal was improvidently granted. Accordingly, we hereby order that the current
appeal be dismissed.

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia
Clerk’s Office, Atlanta,____________________
04/02/2026
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.