Hanshaw v. Hanshaw

ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI

WALLER, Chief Justice,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Following the chancery court’s equitable division of the Hanshaws’ property, Shirley was held in contempt for failure to leave the marital home by the court-ordered deadline. The Court of Appeals reversed and rendered judgment in Shirley’s favor, and we granted certiorari. Although the court denied Shirley notice and a hearing, the record shows that she did not follow chancery court orders. Therefore, we vacate the Court of Appeals’ decision, reverse the chancellor’s contempt finding and subsequent denial of Shirley’s motion to…