Legal Opinion

Coleman v. Coleman

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided May 31, 1989No. 72A04-8812-CV-425PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CONOVER, Presiding Judge.

Petitioner-Appellant Carlo B. Coleman (Carlo) appeals the trial court's finding of contempt for failing to pay monthly installments to Gayle M. Coleman (Gayle) pursuant to a property settlement agreement incorporated into their final decree of dissolution.

We reverse.

Three issues are presented for our review which we restate as one:

whether the trial court erred in finding the payment of the monthly installments is enforceable by a contempt citation.

An agreement dividing property was incorporated into the parties' final dissolution decree. That agreement provided Carlo…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. State Ex Rel. Pritam Singh Shaunki v. EndsleyIndiana Supreme Court · 1977
  2. Thompson v. ThompsonIndiana Court of Appeals · 1984

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Mitchell v. MitchellIndiana Court of Appeals · 2007
  2. Henry Coyne Woodward v. Kimberlee Ann NortonIndiana Court of Appeals · 2012
  3. Lysa Wefler v. Mark WeflerIndiana Court of Appeals · 2013

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