Morris v. Surges

SEARS, Chief Justice.

We granted the application for discretionary appeal to decide whether this Court or the Court of Appeals has appellate jurisdiction over an order finding a former spouse in contempt of a provision of the divorce decree regarding property division and, if jurisdiction lies in this Court, whether the trial court erred in finding the applicant in contempt of court. We hold that appellate jurisdiction lies in this Court, not the Court of Appeals, and that the trial court did not err in holding the applicant in contempt.

1. On June 12, 2006, Carol Lynn Surges filed a complaint…