Legal Opinion

Grissett v. Grissett

Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama

Decided January 11, 1984No. Civ. 3970PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ROBERT M. PARKER, Retired Circuit Judge.

Appellee filed motion in trial court to hold appellant in contempt of court for failure to pay child support and to provide medical insurance coverage. The trial court found that appellant was in contempt of court at the time the motion was filed but had purged himself of contempt prior to the hearing by compliance with the judgment of divorce and was not in contempt at the time of the hearing and discharged the appellant. The trial court then awarded appellee’s attorney a fee for his services.

Section 30-2-54, Ala.Code (1975), states,

“In all actions for…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Smith v. SmithCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1978
  2. Hartsfield v. HartsfieldCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1980
  3. Scott v. ScottCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1979

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Johnson v. JohnsonCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1985
  2. McLeod v. McLeodCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1989
  3. Vickrey v. SmithCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1991

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