Lewis v. Lewis

Bonita Lewis challenges an order entered sua sponte by the trial court which (i) released Charles Ellis Lewis, appellee, from his incarceration under a contempt order which had been based on appellee’s failure to pay appellant’s attorney’s fees and costs incurred in the parties’ dissolution action; and (ii) established a schedule pursuant to which ap-pellee would pay, in part, the appellant’s attorney’s fees. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand.

By order dated December 17, 1994, appel-lee was ordered to pay the appellant’s attorney’s fees and costs of $7,516.90 incurred in the…