Perteet v. Sumner

Jordan, Presiding Justice.

This is an appeal by the appellant from an order refusing to hold her ex-husband in contempt of court.

The Sumners were divorced in 1973 with an alimony award of $600 per month to the appellant and $600 per month child support. In March 1979, the appellant instituted contempt proceedings against appellee, alleging that he was in contempt for failure to pay an arrearage of $9,000 in child support.

The husband defended by showing that counting social security benefits the appellant had received for the children based on his disability due to an injury in 1975, he had…