Fogliano v. Fogliano

PRESIDING JUSTICE BARRY

delivered the opinion of the court:

The parties were divorced on July 12, 1976. Custody of the parties’ minor child was given to the petitioner, Jill M. Fogliano. The decree provided that the respondent, Anthony T. Fogliano, pay a sum of $25 per week for the support of the minor child. The support payments were to increase to $40 per week after the respondent completed an apprenticeship.

On January 28, 1982, the petitioner filed a petition for rule to show cause why the respondent should not be held in contempt for wilfully failing to pay the weekly child support…