Killingsworth v. Killingsworth

NAHMIAS, Justice.

This appeal involves a contempt sanction arising out of a divorce case. The trial court held Donald Killingsworth in contempt of court for willfully disobeying several provisions of the parties’ 2006 divorce decree. We granted Mr. Killingsworth’s application for discretionary appeal and directed the parties to address whether the trial court impermissibly modified the divorce decree by requiring Mr. Killings-worth to pay his ex-wife, Cynthia Killingsworth, $1,850 in cash in lieu of transferring one-half of his 401 (k) account to her as ordered by the divorce decree. As…