Stamey v. Stamey

BRYANT, Judge.

Plaintiff Wayne Thomas Stamey appeals from an order holding him in civil contempt for failing to comply with an equitable distribution order and an order denying his Rule 59 motion for a new trial. Where the trial court failed to make sufficient findings of fact to support the civil contempt order, we reverse the civil contempt order.

Background

Plaintiff and defendant Elizabeth Porter Stamey were married on 19 July 1986 and separated on 18 August 2007. No children were born of the marriage. On 15 October 2007, plaintiff filed a complaint seeking divorce from bed and board,…