Seyed Asadollah Sharifian v. Ashraf Sadat Safari - Appeal Dismissed
Summary
The Georgia Court of Appeals dismissed divorce appeal A26A1466 filed by Seyed Asadollah Sharifian against Ashraf Sadat Safari. The court found it lacked jurisdiction because appeals from divorce judgments must be initiated through discretionary review under OCGA § 5-6-35(a)(2), and the appellant failed to follow this mandatory procedure.
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The Georgia Court of Appeals dismissed a divorce appeal because the appellant failed to comply with the mandatory discretionary review procedure required for divorce-related appeals under OCGA § 5-6-35(a)(2). The court held that compliance with the discretionary appeals procedure is jurisdictional, and Husband's failure to follow it deprived the court of authority to hear the appeal.\n\nAttorneys and parties in Georgia seeking to appeal divorce, alimony, or other domestic relations judgments must file an application for discretionary review rather than a direct appeal. Failure to follow this procedural requirement results in dismissal, as occurred here.
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Seyed Asadollah Sharifian v. Ashraf Sadat Safari
Court of Appeals of Georgia
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- Docket Number: A26A1466
Disposition: Dismissed
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Dismissed
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Court of Appeals
of the State of Georgia
ATLANTA,____________________
April 13, 2026
The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order:
A26A1466. SEYED ASADOLLAH SHARIFIAN v. ASHRAF SADAT SAFARI.
Syed Adadollah Sharifian (“Husband”) and Ashraf Sadat Safari (“Wife”) were
divorced pursuant to a final judgment and decree of divorce. Following entry of the
judgment, Husband filed this direct appeal. We lack jurisdiction.
Appeals from orders in “divorce, alimony, and other domestic relations cases,”
must be initiated by filing an application for discretionary review. OCGA § 5-6-35 (a)
(2), (b). Compliance with the discretionary appeals procedure is jurisdictional. Hair
Restoration Specialists v. State of Ga., 360 Ga. App. 901, 903 (862 SE2d 564) (2021).
Consequently, Husband’s failure to follow that procedure deprives us of jurisdiction
to consider this appeal, which is hereby DISMISSED.
Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia
Clerk’s Office, Atlanta,____________________
04/13/2026
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.
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