Collins v. Billow

Hunstein, Justice.

We granted the application for discretionary appeal in this domestic case to consider whether the trial court erred in holding Wife in contempt of its previously entered child support order. Because we find that Wife made the child support payments required under such order, we reverse.

Husband and Wife were divorced in February 1996 by a final decree awarding primary custody of the parties’ two children to Husband and directing Wife to pay 23% of her annual income, or $115 per week, to Husband in child support. A year later, Husband filed a contempt action asserting Wife was…