HEITZMAN v. HEITZMAN

No. 72-936.

281 So.2d 578 (1973)

Shirley L. HEITZMAN, Appellant, v. Terry D. HEITZMAN, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

August 15, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick W.E. Gillen, Jr., of the Law Offices of James P. O'Flarity, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

No appearance for appellee.


WALDEN, Judge.

Are contempt proceedings available to enforce payment of attorney fees awarded to a wife in a divorce judgment? The trial court denied such relief. We reverse and remand upon authority of Orr v. Orr, 1939, 141 Fla. 112, 192 So. 466; Harrison v. Harrison, Fla.App. 1965, 178 So.2d 889; DeFrances v. Knowles, Fla.App. 1970, 244 So.2d 168; State ex rel. Krueger v. Stone, 1939, 137 Fla...

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