Bowen v. Bowen

ISHEE, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. On November 16, 2005, the DeSoto County Chancery Court granted John and Patricia Bowen a divorce based on irreconcilable differences. On May 4, 2010, the chancery court found John in contempt for failure to pay child support and increased his child-support obligation. The chancery court awarded Patricia attorney’s fees of $10,000 and held Patricia was not in contempt of court. Aggrieved, John appeals the chancery court’s judgment. With regard to the award of attorney’s fees, we reverse and remand in part for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.…