D'Angelo v. D'Angelo
D'Angelo v. D'Angelo
Opinion of the Court
The former wife appeals from a post dissolution denial of her motion for contempt regarding the former husband’s failure to pay temporary alimony. We reverse and remand.
The trial court denied the motion for contempt on the grounds that A) the ar-rearages were not acknowledged in the Final Judgment, B) the lower Court did not reserve jurisdiction to enforce the Temporary Relief Order, and C) the Temporary Relief Order merged in the Final Judgment. We find that the trial court erred in these rulings insofar as the final judgment provides:
The Husband is to continue to meet the demands of the Temporary Relief Order until such time as all lump-sum alimony payments are made pursuant to this Judgment.
Further, the final judgment indicates that:
The Court reserves jurisdiction to enforce the terms and conditions of this Judgment.
Thus, the court did retain the power to enforce the payment of funds required by the temporary relief order.
REVERSED and REMANDED.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- Martha V. D'ANGELO v. Joseph V. D'ANGELO
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- Published