DeKlotz v. Ford

JOHNSON, Judge.

Petitioner, Dennis DeKlotz, challenges trial court’s order finding him in contempt of court for failure to pay a debt owed to a third person pursuant to the decree dissolving his marriage. Petitioner asserts that the order constitutes an unconstitutional imprisonment for a civil debt and that the order was vague. We sustain the writ. We find it unnecessary to address petitioner’s constitutional argument since we dispose of the issue on other grounds.

The petitioner’s marriage was dissolved by decree on November 23, 1971. In determining the parties’ respective obligations for…