Bennett v. Bennett

BALEY, Judge.

Defendant contends that the facts found by the court were not sufficient to support the conclusion that he had wilfully failed to comply with the order for child support. He further maintains that there must be a specific finding by the court that he presently possesses the means to comply with the court order before he can be committed as for contempt.

G.S. 50-13.4(9) provides:

“The wilful disobedience of an order for the payment of child support shall be punishable as for contempt as provided by G.S. 5-8 and G.S. 5-9.”

Wilful disobedience has been interpreted by our court as…