Smith v. Smith

Defendant appeals as of right from a June 6, 1985, order entered in Shiawassee Circuit Court finding defendant in contempt for failure to comply with an interim order for child support. The trial court ordered defendant to pay $1,000 towards his arrearage or serve forty-five days in the county jail.

Plaintiff Billie Smith originally filed her complaint for divorce on April 25, 1978. On May 8, 1978, an interim order for support was entered providing that defendant was to pay $36 per week for the support of his minor child commencing on May 1, 1978. Apparently defendant did not make regular…