Harding v. Harding

ARNOLD, Judge.

In 1969 the parties agreed to a consent order setting out defendant’s child support obligations. The order also included the provision that “wilful failure to comply with this court order . . . shall subject the offending party to punishment for contempt of court.” Orders pertaining to defendant’s duty to support were entered in 1971, 1975, and 1977. Defendant appealed from the 1975 order, arguing that he had no duty to support his children past the age of 18, and this court found that by the original consent order he had contracted to provide such support. Harding v. Harding,…