Legal Opinion
Ex Parte Griggs
Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama
Decided June 24, 1983No. Civ. 3622PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
This is a contempt case.
Rufus J. Griggs was found in contempt of court for failure to pay child support for a period of about four years. The arrearage was found to be $2,215.00. The court ordered that Griggs could purge himself of contempt by paying $15.00 a month on the arrearage plus the $40.00 per month child support provided for in the original divorce decree. In the event that Griggs failed to make the payments as ordered, he was to be arrested and placed in jail. A motion to set aside the judgment or for a new trial was overruled by operation of Rule 59.1, Alabama Rules of Civil…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Wissner v. WissnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Schlaefer v. SchlaeferCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1940
- Littleton v. LittletonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1932
- Horan v. HoranSupreme Court of Alabama · 1953
- Ryan v. RyanSupreme Court of Alabama · 1960
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3Cited by13 opinions
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- Dawson v. DawsonCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1984
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