In re the Marriage of Southworth

Mother appeals from a judgment that held her in contempt and modified the dissolution judgment to award child custody to father.1 We reverse.

The dissolution judgment entered on July 17, 1990, awarded custody of the parties’ minor child to mother. On August 27, 1990, father obtained an order requiring mother to show cause why she should not be held in contempt for violating the visitation provisions of the dissolution judgment and why he should not be awarded custody of and support for the parties’ child. In the show cause hearing, the trial court found mother in contempt and imposed a fine of…