Legal Opinion
Nicholas v. Nicholas
Court of Appeals of Mississippi
Decided April 8, 2003No. 2001-CA-01982-COAPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHANDLER, J.,
FOR THE COURT:
¶ 1. Sam Nicholas appeals from an order of the Hinds County Chancery Court finding him in contempt for failure to pay alimony and other support arising from a property settlement agreement (settlement agreement) incorporated into a judgment for divorce. He asserts three issues: (1) the defenses of laches and equitable estoppel barred his ex-wife, Donna Nicholas, from asserting this claim; (2) “escalation provisions” of the settlement agreement were unenforceable; and (3) the overwhelming weight of the evidence shows that he is unable to pay the amount of support…
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