Lada v. Lada

—In a proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 4 to recover child support arrears, Douglas Lada appeals from an order and judgment (one paper) of the Family Court, Nassau County (Decker, J.), entered April 27,1994, which sua sponte adjudged him to be in civil contempt for failing to pay child support pursuant to a judgment of divorce dated November 17, 1992, and sentenced him to 60 days imprisonment unless he purged himself of the contempt.

Ordered that the order and judgment is reversed, on the law, without costs or disbursements.

After an evidentiary hearing on the mother’s petition to…