Legal Opinion

Silverman v. Silverman

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided October 28, 1998No. 97-2748Published

1Per curiam

Husband appeals an order finding him in contempt for failure to pay attorney’s fees, arguing that the trial court did not make the necessary findings under Pompey v. Cochran, 685 So.2d 1007 (Fla. 4th DCA 1997). We affirm in light of the trial court’s finding in a subsequent order that Husband willfully violated the order and had the ability to pay. The record affirmatively shows that Husband willfully violated the order and had the present ability to pay; therefore, reversal for facial deficiency of the contempt order is not required. See Pompey, 685 So.2d at 1015; Atlas v. Atlas, 708 So.2d…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Palma v. JenneDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1998
  2. Krystoff v. KrystoffDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1998

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