Legal Opinion

Heath v. Killian

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided November 15, 1989No. 88-1988PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

SMITH, Judge.

Heath appeals an order and judgment finding him in contempt of court, sentencing him to thirty days in the county jail with provision for his release upon payment of a purge amount, and ordering further biweekly payments of $75.00 on the first and fifteenth of each month in payment of arrearages of several thousand dollars unpaid child support. Appellant asserts error (1) in the trial court’s finding of his financial ability to pay and (2) the amount of the arrearage found by the court.

Although appellant paid the initial purge amount and secured his release from jail, it is…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Wilkes v. RevelsDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1970
  2. State Ex Rel. Sipe v. SipeDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1986

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Burnham v. BurnhamDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2004

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