Bartholomew v. Bartholomew

CROCKETT, Justice.

In this divorce action the State was substituted as a party plaintiff as authorized by Section 78-45-9, U.C.A. 1953, and was granted judgment for $3,000 against the defendant for reimbursement of money it had expended to support his four minor children. However, the court refused to issue a bench warrant for his arrest for failure to appear at a deposition and a later hearing on an order to show cause. The State appeals.

The Bartholomews were married in October 1957. Four children were born to them. A decree of divorce was granted on March 8, 1968. It awarded plaintiff…