Cox v. Ballard

Clarke, Presiding Justice.

This is an appeal from the denial of a writ of habeas corpus. Appellant Joe Cox is incarcerated under a contempt order because of his failure to pay amounts due under the terms of a divorce decree. We affirm.

The contempt order provides that Mr. Cox may purge himself and secure release by paying the amount found due in the order. Mr. Cox did not seek to appeal the contempt order. Instead, he filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus.

In this appeal Mr. Cox raises several issues relating to the merits of the initial contempt order. These cannot be reached. Because he…