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Johnson v. Johnson

Court of Appeals of Kansas

Decided June 19, 1986No. 58,252PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Kennedy, J.:

Morris E. Johnson appeals an order directing that he be confined in the Barton County jail until such time as he purges himself of contempt of court for failure to pay child support.

Morris and Louise Johnson were married on February 26, 1956. On February 17,1973, Louise filed a divorce action against Morris and a divorce was granted on July 19, 1973. Custody of the minor children was awarded to Louise, and Morris was ordered to pay child support in the sum of $350.00 per month.

Morris has never made regular child support payments. On five separate occasions, Louise has filed a…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Pork Motel, Corp. v. Kansas Department of Health & EnvironmentSupreme Court of Kansas · 1983
  2. Edward John Walker v. Ray McLain Sheriff of Lincoln County, OklahomaCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1985
  3. In re MillingtonSupreme Court of Kansas · 1880
  4. Threadgill v. BeardSupreme Court of Kansas · 1979
  5. Wilkinson v. WilkinsonSupreme Court of Kansas · 1938

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Mead v. BatchlorMichigan Supreme Court · 1990
  2. Peters-Riemers v. RiemersNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2003
  3. State v. JenkinsSupreme Court of Kansas · 1997
  4. State v. ShivelySupreme Court of Kansas · 2000
  5. State v. PultzWisconsin Supreme Court · 1996

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