Mashatt v. Mashatt

This is a divorce case.

The parties were divorced by order of the Montgomery County Circuit Court on June 29, 1983. A separation agreement executed by the parties was incorporated into the final divorce decree. The agreement provided for division of property, custody of one minor child, and responsibility for past and future debts.

Neither party appealed from the final decree.

In January 1984, the wife petitioned the trial court to cite the husband for contempt. She alleged that he had failed to honor the agreement. The husband then filed a counterpetition, seeking among other relief, to have…