Resnick v. Resnick

The wife appeals an order denying her motion to hold the former husband in contempt for failure to pay child support. We affirm the denial, as the trial court did not abuse its discretion. The order on which the wife relied did not provide a specific ongoing amount of child support, and, in any event, the parties modified their custody and support arrangement to exclude the payment of child support.

In order for the trial court to find the former husband in contempt, the former wife must first prove that there was a prior order directing payment of support which was entered and that the…