Clark v. Clark

HALL, Justice.

Appellant initiated this proceeding by filing a motion to have appellee, her ex-husband, held in contempt for failure to make child support payments, and sought reasonable attorney’s fees for prosecution of the motion. Appellee petitioned for reduction of child support. Appellant replied with a plea for increased child support.

Following a non-jury hearing in September, 1972, the trial court adjudged appellee in contempt of court and ordered him to pay his support arrearage in the sum of $1,800 at the rate of $100 per month beginning September 15, 1972; reduced the child support…