Hawkins v. Wallace

RUSSELL, Judge.

The parties to this action were divorced on November 30, 1981. Shortly thereafter, Frederick Hawkins (husband) began accruing an arrearage in child support payments ordered by the divorce decree. Gwendolyn Wallace (wife) commenced an action against the husband for criminal nonsupport.

On September 20, 1989, the Family Court of Jefferson County established the husband’s arrearage to be $5,223.20 and, furthermore, found him guilty of criminal nonsupport. The husband received a sentence of one year’s imprisonment, which was suspended conditioned upon his timely payment of $218.00…