Cox v. Cox

Judge Brock

concurring.

I concur in the holding of the majority opinion that the judgment of indefinite confinement in this case is not supported by a finding that the husband presently possesses the means to comply. Obviously the husband’s financial condition will not be enhanced by confining him to jail; and, absent a present capa*479bility to comply, the indefinite confinement order is self-defeating. I am aware that there are instances where the “clanging of the jail door” will suddenly sharpen the memory of a recalcitrant husband so that he will pursue a financial resource that had “slipped…