Smith v. Smith

GREENE, Judge.

James and Sylvia Smith were divorced in 1968. Among other things, the divorce de*9cree provided that James pay Sylvia the sum of $120 per month for support of the four minor children of the parties. On October 3, 1983, after hearing evidence on a motion filed on behalf of Sylvia, the trial court found James in contempt for willful failure to pay child support as ordered in the decree. The “Judgment of Contempt” decreed that James be committed to jail for 180 days. The sentence was stayed for 60 days to allow Smith to purge himself of contempt by paying $14,400 (the amount of child…