Halverson v. Halverson

Defendant appeals a 30-day jail sentence on a finding of contempt for failure to comply with the district court’s order to pay child support and costs. We reverse.

The decree of divorce entered December 6, 1968, approved a property settlement agreement providing that defendant pay $50 per month for each of three children: Shirley, then age 16; Trudy, age 5; and Robert J., age 3. Shirley married and left the home in June 1970. The affidavit for citation for contempt of court, filed September 1, 1971, alleged defendant was in arrears on child support payments in the approximate amount of $4,150…