Paulk v. Braxton

Rayburn Paulk sought relief from this court by petition for writ of prohibition or habeas corpus, contending his incarceration for contempt for failure to pay an alimony arrearage was improper. We denied prohibition finding the remedy was inappropriate where the trial court had already acted, English v. McCrary, 348 So.2d 293, 297 (Fla.1977). After issuing an order directing the former wife to respond to the petition for writ of habeas corpus and considering the merits of the response, we granted relief by unpublished order. We now issue this opinion to explicate our reasons for doing so.

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