Flaherty v. Flaherty

In August, 1994, the parties were divorced by a judgment nisi that required the husband to pay child support of $400 per week. The husband appeals, claiming the support order was based on an attribution of earnings unsupported by the judge’s findings. He also challenges a finding of civil contempt based on his payment of less than $400 per week in child support. As the judge’s findings were inadequate to support the attribution of income, we vacate the judgment as to child support and remand for further findings. We therefore also vacate the judgment of contempt, see Dominick v. Dominick, 18…