State ex rel. Van Eck v. Van Eck

Husband appeals a judgment of contempt and a 14-day jail sentence. He contends that the court erred in not advising him of his right to counsel and in not affording him appointed counsel. We reverse.

A judgment of dissolution of the parties’ marriage was entered April 23,1984. It required husband to pay certain debts. After a show cause hearing, the court held husband in contempt for willful failure to pay the debts as ordered. He was sentenced to 14 days in jail; the sentence was “suspended until September 30, 1987 to allow [husband] to appear * * * and furnish proof of compliance or be…