Moncada v. Moncada

Petitioner was brought before the lower court on a motion to show cause why he should not be held in contempt for failure to make weekly child support payments of $133. Mr. Moneada was without work at the time, and was receiving unemployment compensation of $136 per week. He petitioned the lower court to reduce his weekly payments to a level commensurate with his income. The court ordered that his obligation for current payments be reduced to $105 per week, but that a further $28 per week (the difference between the former and the revised payments) would continue to accrue for the duration of…