Legal Opinion

Leslie B. Shumake, Jr. v. Katarina Sitton Shumake

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided May 25, 2017No. 2015-CA-01622-SCTPublished

1Opinion of the Court

KITCHENS, JUSTICE,

FOR THE COURT:

¶ 1. Leslie Shumake appeals the judgment of the Chancery Court of DeSoto County that found him in contempt for failure to pay his alimony obligations, denied his motion to modify alimony, and placed an equitable lien on his law practice to secure the payment of future alimony. Mr. Shumake argues that the chancellor erred by imposing the equitable lien, abused his discretion by failing to grant the motion to modify alimony, erred by rejecting his inability-to-pay defense to the contempt action, erred in the award of attorney fees, and erred by awarding Ms.…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Armstrong v. ArmstrongMississippi Supreme Court · 1993
  2. Holleman v. HollemanMississippi Supreme Court · 1988
  3. Anderson v. AndersonMississippi Supreme Court · 1997
  4. Smith v. SmithMississippi Supreme Court · 1992
  5. Rubisoff v. RubisoffMississippi Supreme Court · 1961

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