Legal Opinion
Johansen v. State
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided November 30, 1971No. 1309PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DIMOND, Justice.
Appellant’s wife divorced him in May 1966. The divorce decree required appellant to pay $100 a month for the support of his two children.
Between the date of the divorce and April 1970, appellant paid only $148 in child support. A bench warrant was issued by the superior court, and appellant was arrested and brought before the court to show cause why he should not be held in contempt of court for failure to pay child support as required by the divorce decree.
Following the hearing in May 1970, the superior court entered an order finding that appellant was in arrears in…
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