Smyth v. Smyth

Appellant Janet Smyth appeals the Washington County Circuit Court's dismissal of her petition for contempt against her ex-husband, appellee James Smyth, for failure to mediate and to mediate in good faith. Janet presents seven points on appeal. She contends the circuit court (1) erred in finding the parties had not mediated and therefore erred in granting James's motion to dismiss on that basis and in denying her motion to reconsider; alternatively, the circuit court erred in finding, as James alleged, that she had not mediated in good faith, in dismissing her motion to modify, and in denying…