Legal Opinion
Christensen v. Iowa District Court for Polk County
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided May 28, 1998No. 97-983PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERNUS, Justice.
Sue Christensen, former wife of the plaintiff Steven Christensen, filed an application for contempt, alleging Steven had willfully failed to comply with the child-support provisions of their dissolution decree. The trial court found Steven in contempt and sentenced him to thirty days in jail with all but one-half hour suspended. The court ordered Steven to serve the remaining one-half hour in the courtroom. Steven filed a petition for writ of certiorari, claiming (1) there was not substantial evidence to support a finding of contempt, and (2) the court lacked authority to…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Danner v. HassSupreme Court of Iowa · 1965
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- Wilson v. FentonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1981
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