Tilmon v. Tilmon

This is an appeal from the order of the trial court in a post-decree proceeding in which the court (1) held James Tilmon in contempt of court and fined him *1,000 for failure to comply with the court’s previous decree regarding alimony payments; (2) denied James Tilmon’s cross-petition for child support from his ex-wife, Louise, and (3) assessed the wife’s attorney fees against Tilmon in connection with the post-decree hearing.

The Tilmons were married in 1959 and divorced in 1975 on the ground of mental cruelty. They have three children who, at the time of the hearing, were 18, 16 and 15. The…