Legal Opinion
Hicks Ex Rel. Feiock v. Feiock
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 27, 1988No. 86-787PublishedCited by 764 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice White
A parent failed to comply with a valid court order to make child support payments, and defended against subsequent contempt charges by claiming that he was financially unable *627to make the required payments. The trial court ruled that under state law he is presumed to remain able to comply with the térms of the prior order, and judged him to be in contempt. The state appellate court held that the legislative presumptions applied by the trial court violate the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, which forbids a court to employ certain presumptions that affect the determination of…
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