Ford v. Ford

Opinion

LANDAU, J.

The defendant, Thomas Edward Ford, appeals from a postdissolution judgment holding him in wilful contempt and entering orders addressed to his alimony arrearage. The dispositive issue on appeal arises from the trial court’s denial of a motion for recu-sal. We must decide whether, under the circumstances of this case, the trial judge’s continuing to preside at the hearing created an appearance of impropriety, which required his recusal. We conclude that it did. Because our resolution of this issue is dispositive, it is unnecessary to consider the other issues raised on appeal.1