Cohoon v. Cohoon

SULLIVAN, Justice.

Both the trial court and Court of Appeals majority found a binding arbitration provision incorporated into the Cohoonsg' divorcee decree void as against public policy. Cohoon v. Cohoon, No. 49D12-9901-DR-010 (Marion Super. Ct. July 20, 2001), aff'd, 770 N.E.2d 885, 894 (Ind.Ct.App.2002). The dispositive issue in this case is whether Mr. Cohoon was in contempt for failure to pay child support, not whether the binding arbitration provision was void as against public policy. We affirm the courts below on the dispositive issue in this case, that Mr. Coboon was in contempt for…