Hardman v. Koslowski

Appellant challenges the circuit court’s post-dissolution order holding her in contempt of court and sanctioning her by requiring her to pay the attorneys’ fees of the Former Husband incurred in the contempt proceedings. Because no court order in effect at the time the contempt order was entered required the Former Wife to provide “normal and usual routine contact,” the order finding the Former Wife in contempt is reversed.

The final judgment of dissolution was entered in October, 2004. The parties continued to litigate. In addition to numerous post-dissolution motions and petitions filed by…