Fulton County Superior Court Judge Doris Downs tried to temper the civil fight brewing between Andrea Sneiderman, who was convicted last month of lying about a relationship with her husband's killer, and the family of her deceased spouse.

"There needs to be a fair resolution," Downs said Friday during a hearing on whether to release $2.25 million in frozen insurance money to Andrea Sneiderman. "Further litigation will not serve any end, not anybody's end."