Ellington v. Pinkston

SIMON, Judge.

Appellant appeals the trial court’s order finding him in contempt for nonpayment of a judgment and ordering him to pay $10,-527.75 to respondent, his former wife, or be incarcerated until said sum was paid. The money judgment resulted from a proceeding in equity to distribute marital property omitted in the original dissolution decree. On appeal, appellant contends that the trial court erred because it lacked jurisdiction to 1) enter the judgment of contempt since the underlying judgment distributing the omitted property is void and 2) order his incarceration for failure to pay a…