Legal Opinion
Pettit v. Pettit
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided December 27, 1993No. 02S03-9312-CV-1421PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SULLIVAN, Justice.
We grant transfer to decide that a child support obligation is enforceable by contempt.
Donna K. Pettit (Appellee-Petitioner below) seeks transfer after the Court of Ap*445peals reversed the trial court’s finding that Michael W. Pettit (Appellant-Respondent below) was in contempt for failing to pay child support. Pettit v. Pettit (1993), Ind.App., 612 N.E.2d 1090.
Facts
The Pettit’s were divorced in 1983. Michael was ordered to pay child support for the couple’s three children. In 1987, at a time when Michael’s net income was $404 per week, Michael’s support obligation was…
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