Marriage of Grounds v. Coward

¶1 Catharine Gay Grounds, f/k/a Catharine Gay Coward (Catharine), appeals from the September 29, 1998 Order of the Montana Fourth Judicial District Court, Missoula County, refusing to lift a stay on a contempt and commitment order it had issued in 1996 against Harold Mark Coward (Mark) for failing to pay required maintenance under the parties’ 1991 dissolution decree. Although Catharine raises several issues pertaining to the District Court’s contempt power, we conclude that under the authority of our recent decision in Lee v. Lee, 2000 MT 67, [299 Mont. 78], 996 P.2d 389, we are without…