Legal Opinion
Mulholland v. Mulholland
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided May 4, 1993No. 11225PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFreedman, J.
The sole question presented by this appeal is whether a trial court may render a judgment of contempt after an appellate court has reversed the underlying order where the acts constituting the contempt occurred prior to the reversal.1 We conclude that the sanction of contempt may be imposed on a party for the willful failure to pay any sums due under an order of child support that is on appeal at the time of the nonpayment, regardless of whether the sanction is imposed before or after the appellate reversal. This *216conclusion is dictated by our rules of practice, our case law and by sound…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- United States v. United Mine Workers of AmericaSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- W. R. Grace & Co. v. Local Union 759, International Union of the United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum & Plastic WorkersSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Turner v. TurnerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1991
- Cologne v. Westfarms AssociatesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1985
- Reilly v. StateSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1934
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Sablosky v. SabloskySupreme Court of Connecticut · 2001
- Altberg v. Paul Kovacs Tire Shop, Inc.Connecticut Appellate Court · 1993
- Mulholland v. MulhollandSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
- State v. RodriguezConnecticut Appellate Court · 1995
- McDonald v. RoweConnecticut Appellate Court · 1996
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