Whitman v. Whitman

SHIELDS, Judge.

Wife appeals the trial court’s judgment modifying custody of the parties’ minor children and determining Husband’s delinquent support obligation.

Reversed in part; affirmed in part.

Under terms of the 1974 decree dissolving the parties marriage, Wife was granted custody of their two children and Husband was ordered to pay $15 per week for each child as support. In August, 1977 Husband filed a petition to modify the custody order alleging a substantial change of conditions. Wife then petitioned to cite Husband for contempt for unpaid support of more than $1,000.1 After a…