Alfred v. Department of Revenue ex rel. Facey

Appellant Barry Alfred appeals the trial court’s order adopting a Department of Revenue (“the Department”) hearing officer’s recommendation that Appellant committed civil contempt in willfully failing to pay child support. As acknowledged by the Department, the trial court erred in adopting the hearing officer’s report, as it was bereft of pertinent findings of fact. Accordingly, we reverse the trial court, and remand for an evidentiary hearing on the matter.

Background

The Department filed a motion to hold Appellant in contempt for failure to pay child support. The following month, a hearing…