Legal Opinion
Ary v. Iowa District Court for Benton County
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided July 20, 2007No. 03-2097PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WIGGINS, Justice.
The district court held Waylon D. Ary in contempt for violating provisions of his dissolution decree requiring him to make payments to his former spouse, Sarah J. Ary, for his share of the children’s uninsured medical and dental costs, a property equalization award, and an attorney’s fee award. He challenges the court’s contempt finding through a petition for writ of certiorari. Based on our review, we find the court’s contempt order is supported by substantial evidence and the court did not abuse its discretion in determining Way-lon’s punishment for his contempt. Therefore,…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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