Wells v. Wells

The parties were divorced by a judgment entered on December 20, 1982. Plaintiff attempted in several subsequent proceedings to compel defendant to pay child support arrearages. Defendant appeals as of right from the last order entered by the trial court, objecting to the trial court’s use of its contempt power and the imposition of a lien on his real property to compel payment of the most recent arrearages.

The divorce judgment gave plaintiff custody of the two minor children and ordered defendant to pay $120 per week in child support. No alimony was awarded. Defendant was given visitation…