Legal Opinion
Gardiner v. Gardiner
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided April 29, 2003No. 2002-176-Appeal, 2002-468-M.PPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
2Per curiam
In this case, we consider whether a Family Court justice abused his discretion by denying the motion of the defendant, Muriel A. Gardiner (Muriel), to find the plaintiff, James B. Gardiner (James), in contempt for failing to abide by the terms of two court orders. The orders directed James to specifically perform the terms of a property settlement agreement (agreement), which required him to provide health insurance for Muriel while he was employed by the State of Rhode Island (state). Muriel appealed from the Family Court’s order finding that James was not in contempt. After a…
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