Tucker v. Tucker

Plaintiff-appellant, L. Allen Tucker, appeals from an order of the trial court finding him in contempt of court for failing to maintain his child support payments.

The parties were married in 1966 and divorced in 1974. Pursuant to the decree of divorce, defendant-appellee, Dorothy P. Tucker, was awarded custody of the parties’ two minor children and plaintiff was ordered to pay $35 per week to defendant for child support.

In April 1979, defendant filed a, motion seeking a contempt citation against plaintiff alleging that he was in arrears in his child support obligation, and an order reducing…