In Re Marriage of Arnold

Robert Arnold appeals from an order of the circuit court of Will County finding him in contempt of court for failure to pay his daughter’s extraordinary medical expenses and some bankruptcy attorney fees pursuant to a marriage dissolution decree entered in 1979.

At the time of the marriage dissolution, Linda Arnold was awarded custody of the couple’s only child, a daughter, and Robert was ordered to pay $35 per week child support, all extraordinary medical expenses, and the attorney fees due for a prior bankruptcy. In January of 1981 the daughter was discovered to be allergic to dust, mold and…