PER CURIAM:
The order attaching defendant for contempt is fatally defective in that it is not supported by a finding of fact that defendant's failure to make the required payments was wilful. "Our decisions uniformly hold that in contempt proceedings it is necessary for the court to find the facts supporting the judgment and especially the facts as to the purpose and object of the contemner, since nothing short of `willful disobedience' will justify punishment." Smith...
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