Erlacher v. Erlacher

OWEN, Chief Justice.

Appellant was held in contempt for violating post-final judgment orders in a divorce action. We reverse.

The parties were divorced by final decree entered March 30, 1961, which required appellant to pay child support and alimony to appellee. On November 19, 1971, the court entered an order awarding to appellee a judgment against appellant for the amount of child support and alimony then in arrears. A timely petition for rehearing resulted in an order by The Honorable Murray W. Overstreet, Circuit Judge, which in pertinent part read as follows :

“. . . [T]he Court will…