Bulmer v. Bulmer

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE JONES

delivered the opinion of the court:

This is a consolidated appeal from (1) an order denying defendant’s petition to modify a divorce decree by eliminating alimony of $60 per month and reducing child support of $180 per month, and (2) an order committing defendant to jail for 60 days for contempt in failing to comply with orders of the court for payment of alimony and child support. The order of commitment for contempt was entered upon plaintiff’s cross-petition and it contained a proviso that defendant could purge himself of contempt by paying $700 of his arrearage.

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