Mims v. Mims

This is an appeal from the denial of a habeas corpus petition arising from the husband's contemptuous refusal to pay alimony.

The Circuit Court of Elmore County found the husband in contempt for nonpayment of alimony. The court ordered the husband to be incarcerated until an alimony arrearage of $7,350 had been paid. The husband petitioned the trial court for a writ of habeas corpus, which was denied. From this denial the husband appeals.

The husband contends in the main that he does not have the ability to pay the alimony arrearage, and, therefore, his petition for a writ of habeas corpus…