Stewart v. Stewart

Qtjillian, Justice.

1. Where, as in the case sub judice, a father, in response to a citation for contempt of court, admits that he is financially able to pay alimony awarded by a previous decree for the support of his minor children, and alleges that he has wilfully refused to pay the alimony because the mother of the children has refused to permit him to exercise visitation rights with the children granted him by the decree, such response sets up no valid excuse for his failure to obey the mandate of the court, and is properly stricken. In such a situation, the trial judge does not err in…