Randall v. Randall

The. libellee, on the libellant’s petition for contempt, was ordered to pay to the libellant $1290.00 forthwith, on penalty of sixty-days confinement and such further confinement as might continue until he purges himself of contempt by making the required payment. He appealed.

The original order, never altered since 1966, directed the libellee to pay to the libellant the sum of $430.00 per month as support for five minor children. This payment was made for three years. In August, 1969, the libellee reduced the monthly payments by one-fifth, or $86.00 a month. The full amount of the claimed…