State Ex Rel. Trembly v. Whiston

Flowers, Justice:

In this original proceeding in habeas corpus, the relator, Charles D. Trembly, seeks release from the Monon-galia County Jail, where he was confined for contempt of court. The contempt arose from the relator’s failure to comply with an order of the Circuit Court of Monongalia County, requiring him to pay monthly child support and to bear the entire expense of his daughter’s college education. The relator challenges the contempt order on the ground that the circuit court had no jurisdiction to modify or alter the amount of child support established by a property settlement…