Legal Opinion
Otton v. Zaborac
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided August 19, 1974No. 2050PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CONNOR, Justice.
The question presented in this appeal is whether an indigent person faced with a civil contempt proceeding for nonpayment of child support is entitled to court-appointed counsel. 1
Esther Otton obtained a decree of divorce from appellant Dewey Lee Otton on July 16, 1968. She also was awarded custody of the three children of the marriage. Under the decree appellant was required to make support payments for the children in the amount of $225 per month, plus a 3% collection fee.
On June 16, 1972, an order to show cause why appellant should not be held in contempt of court…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- In Re GAULTSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Powell v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Argersinger v. HamlinSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Joint Anti-Fascist Refugee Committee v. McGrathSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Specht v. PattersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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3Cited by57 opinions
- Jerry Parker, Jr. v. Kenneth TurnerCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1980
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- Rutherford v. KatzenbergerCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1983
- Jolly v. WrightSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1980
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