Vanoy v. Johnson

COBB, Chief Judge.

The appellant, Martin J. Vanoy, appeals an order of the circuit court which held him in indirect civil contempt, and which modified the visitation rights of the appellee, Linda Johnson, formerly Linda Vanoy. It is readily apparent that the contempt order must be reversed. The order was entered pursuant to a hearing that was noticed for consideration of the former wife’s petition for modification of a prior custody order. In that petition, she sought primary physical custody of the minor son of the parties, based on a change of circumstances. The charge of indirect contempt…