Williams v. State Office of Child Support Enforcement

| Appellant Steven Lynn Williams appeals the Garland County Circuit Court’s order holding him in contempt for failure to pay child support. Appellant argues that the circuit court erred in failing to dismiss appellee Arkansas Office of Child Support Enforcement’s (OCSE) motion for citation and erred in finding him in contempt. We reverse the circuit court’s contempt order.

On March 18, 2014, OCSE filed a motion for citation against Williams, alleging that on May 23, 2012, a Florida child-support order against Williams had been properly registered in Arkansas, the Florida order had an accrued…