Legal Opinion
In Re the Marriage of Nielsen
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided August 27, 1984No. 6257-7-IIPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPetrie, J.
At the conclusion of a marital dissolution action, Robert Nielsen was summarily sentenced to 7 days in jail for disobeying certain pretrial orders. The contemp tuous behavior occurred prior to trial and outside the court's presence. Mr. Nielsen challenges the trial court's authority to punish him summarily. Having found that Mr. Nielsen received inadequate notice and no meaningful opportunity to be heard, we reverse.
In December 1981, Robert and Virginia Nielsen stipulated in open court that each would perform certain acts during the pendency of their dissolution action. This stipulation was…
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