Louth v. Williams

WHATLEY, Judge.

The appellant, James Robert Louth, challenges a trial court order awarding attorney’s fees to his former wife, Mariellen Williams. Louth has also filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus asking for relief from an order finding him in contempt for failure to pay the subject attorney’s fees. Those two actions have been consolidated for purposes of this appeal.

The marriage of the parties was dissolved by a final judgment dated January 19, 1990. The final judgment indicated that the parties “lived a relatively frugal existence given their moderate combined income.” The final…