Mauldin v. Roman

GRIFFIN, Judge.

We find no error in the trial court’s several findings1 concerning appellant’s contemptuous failure to comply with the final judgment of dissolution and subsequent court orders. However, because this was a civil contempt proceeding, in each instance the trial court was bound to make a finding of appellant’s present ability to comply with these obligations and to identify plainly what appellant must do to purge his contempt.2 See, e.g., Bowen v. Bowen, 471 So.2d 1274 (Fla.1985); Robbins v. Robbins, 429 So.2d 424 (Fla. 3d DCA 1983). No such findings are contained in the order,…