In Re the Marriage of Young

(dissenting)—I respectfully dissent from the conclusion of the majority. In Decker v. Decker, 52 Wn.2d 456, 326 P.2d 332 (1958), the Supreme Court abolished the strict distinction between support awards and property settlements in dissolution actions for purposes of enforcing the provisions of the dissolution decree by contempt proceedings. In so doing, the Supreme Court recognized the strong public interest of the State in dissolution proceedings and its need to protect the interests of the public in such matters as well as to protect the welfare of the parties. Decker v. Decker, supra at…