Pearson v. Pearson

Dawn Pearson appeals an order finding her in willful contempt for violating a visitation provision in the final judgment of dissolution of marriage. On appeal, Ms. Pearson takes issue with the trial court’s in camera interview of the child during the hearing on the motion for contempt. However, Ms. Pearson made no objection to the interview before the trial court, either before or after it occurred. While we generally discourage such a procedure — a procedure which resulted in the disqualification of the trial judge in this proceeding — we do not find fundamental error in this record based…