Moore v. Moore

451 So.2d 226 (1984)

William Hughes MOORE

v.

Mary Elizabeth McDaniel MOORE

No. 54271.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

June 6, 1984.

John H. Ott, Guy, Whittington & Ott, McComb, for appellant.

Michael B. Cupit, Mounger, Mounger & Cupit, Tylertown, for appellee.

Before PATTERSON, C.J., and HAWKINS and PRATHER, JJ.

PRATHER, Justice, for the Court:

The question presented by this appeal is whether Mississippi Rule of Civil Procedure 12(a) granting the defendant thirty (30) days within which to file an answer applies to a motion to cite for contempt for failure to pay child support. The court holds that Rule…