Legal Opinion
Ex parte Jefferson County Department of Human Resources
Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama
Decided August 23, 1989No. Civ. 6964PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RUSSELL, Judge.
This is a petition for a writ of certiorari. The Jefferson County Department of Human Resources (Department) seeks the reversal of an order of the Family Court of Jefferson County which found the Department to be in indirect civil contempt.
Indirect civil contempt is civil contempt not committed in the presence of the judge. Charles Manufacturing Co. v. United Furniture Workers, 361 So.2d 1033 (Ala.1978).
The standard of review in contempt cases is limited to questions of law and whether there is any legal evidence to support the trial court’s findings. Vaughn v. Vaughn, 507…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Charles Mfg. Co. v. United Furniture WorkersSupreme Court of Alabama · 1978
- Hudson v. HudsonCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1986
- Matter of WarrickCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1985
- Thompson v. ThompsonCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1988
- Beavers v. BeaversCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1978
3Cited by4 opinions
- Ex Parte J.R.W.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1994
- Ex parte BakerCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1993
- Cassady v. ClaiborneCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1991
- Ex Parte JRWSupreme Court of Alabama · 1994