Legal Opinion
Sommer v. Sommer
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided October 20, 1997No. 87159Published
1Opinion of the Court
947 P.2d 512 (1997)
1997 OK 123
Nicholas A. SOMMER, Respondent,
v.
Kay L. SOMMER, Petitioner.
No. 87159.
Supreme Court of Oklahoma.
October 14, 1997.
As Corrected October 20, 1997.
Eric J. Groves, Groves & Tague, Oklahoma City, for Petitioner.
Gomer Smith, Jr., Oklahoma City, for Respondent.
SUMMERS, Vice Chief Justice.
¶1 Our state constitution provides that "Imprisonment for debt is prohibited, except for the non-payment of fines and penalties imposed for the violation of law." Okla. Const.Art. 2 § 13. The question before us is whether that provision is violated when past due court-ordered alimony…
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