Haycraft v. Haycraft

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

LOWDERMILK, J.

Defendant-appellant Dudley Haycraft (Dudley) appeals from an adverse judgment in the trial court in a civil contempt proceeding brought against Dudley by plaintiff-appellee Nancy Haycraft (Nancy) because of Dudley’s failure to comply with a court order, wherein Dudley had been ordered to pay $35.00 per week for the support of Dudley’s two minor children who were living with Nancy, his ex-wife.

FACTS

Dudley and Nancy were divorced on June 27, 1969. The divorce decree awarded custody of the parties’ two minor children to Nancy and ordered Dudley to pay child…