Lancellotti v. Lancellotti

OPINION

SHEA, Justice.

This case is before the Supreme Court on the defendant’s petition for the issuance of a writ of certiorari to review a Family Court decision issued on April 8, 1987. That decision denied the defendant’s motion to adjudge the plaintiff in contempt for continuous failure to pay alimony. We quash the Family Court decision and remand.

A brief procedural review of this case is necessary. On April 11, 1978, plaintiff, Alfred Lancellotti (Alfred), filed for divorce from defendant, Alma Lancellotti (Alma). On November 10, 1978, a temporary support order was entered that provided…