Bellamy v. Bellamy, Unpublished Decision (5-19-2000)

DECISION AND JUDGMENT ENTRY

This appeal comes to us from a judgment issued by the Erie County Court of Common Pleas, Domestic Relations Division, which found appellant in contempt for failure to pay child support. Because we conclude that the trial court did not err in finding no merit to appellant's laches' defense, we affirm.

In 1980, appellant, Terry L. Bellamy, and appellee, Teressa Bellamy, were divorced. The court ordered appellant to pay child support of $25 per week for one minor child. In July 1981 and February 1982, appellee retained private counsel for filing show cause motions…