Legal Opinion

McCollum v. McCollum

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided June 18, 1985No. WD 36525PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Per curiam

Husband appeals from the trial court’s order finding him in contempt for failure to pay child support; taking away his work release and furlough privileges; ordering that he remain in the Department of Corrections until he proposes a satisfactory plan to pay past-due child support; and denying his motion that he be purged of contempt. He asserts the court erred in (1) entering the judgment, as it is not supported by substantial evidence; (2) holding him in contempt because wife’s actions had, in fact, purged him; and (3) holding him in contempt because imprisonment for failure to pay child…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. State Ex Rel. Stanhope v. PrattSupreme Court of Missouri · 1976
  2. Yeager v. YeagerMissouri Court of Appeals · 1981
  3. Bopp v. BoppMissouri Court of Appeals · 1984
  4. Smith v. SmithMissouri Court of Appeals · 1977
  5. Saab v. SaabMissouri Court of Appeals · 1982

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Scott v. ScottMissouri Court of Appeals · 1990
  2. Johnson v. JohnsonMissouri Court of Appeals · 1986

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