Westmoreland v. Jackson

HAWKINS, Justice, for the Court:

This is an appeal from the Chancery Court of Pike County by the appellant Mrs. Kay W. Jackson Westmoreland denying her petition to cite the appellee Andrew Roland Jackson, her former husband, for contempt for failure to pay child support. We reverse.

Appellant Kay W. Jackson Westmoreland (Mrs. Westmoreland), and the appellee Andrew Roland Jackson (Jackson) were married January 5,1960, and five children were born unto their marriage. Mrs. Westmore-*726land filed for divorce in the Chancery Court of Pike County on September 30, 1977, resulting in a decree for divorce…