Greer v. Heim

Smith, Justice.

Appellant and appellee are, respectively, former husband and wife. Under the 1977 divorce decree, apppellant was ordered to pay $500.01 per month in child support. On January 23,1981, appellee, a non-resident of this state, filed a contempt action in the Superior Court, alleging that appellant “has wilfully failed and refused to pay said support as ordered by this Court and is in arrears in the amount of $9,623.41.” Appellant was personally served. On January 28, during the pendency of the contempt action, appellant filed a petition in the same court for modification of the…