Richards v. Richards

Opinion

DRANGINIS, J.

This appeal concerns the propriety of the trial court’s rulings on two postjudgment motions in this marital dissolution action. On appeal, the defendant, Helen Richards, claims that the court improperly (1) opened the judgment of dissolution pursuant to a motion to set aside the judgment that was filed by the *736plaintiff, Alden Richards, and (2) denied her motion for contempt. We agree and, accordingly, reverse the judgment of the trial court and remand the case for further proceedings.

The following facts are relevant to our resolution of the defendant’s appeal. The court…