Leonard v. Leonard

Appellant/wife appeals from the lower court’s order awarding only $1,390.00 in ar-rearages for child support when she had filed a motion for contempt alleging arrear-ages of $12,000.00.

On May 28,1980, a motion for an order of contempt along with a supplemental complaint for modification to increase child support was filed. A hearing on appellant’s motion was scheduled for June 17, 1980, at 11:00 a. m.

She drove from Port St. Lucie, her home, to St. Petersburg for the hearing; a distance of 175 miles. Appellant went to the office of her attorney so that he could direct her to the courthouse.…