BARRETT v. BARRETT

No. 13251.

308 N.W.2d 884 (1981)

Arthur J. BARRETT, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Mary L. BARRETT, Defendant and Appellee.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Decided July 29, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William G. Porter of Costello, Porter, Hill, Nelson, Heisterkamp & Bushnell, Rapid City, for plaintiff and appellant.

Joseph M. Butler of Bangs, McCullen, Butler, Foye & Simmons, Rapid City, for defendant and appellee.


MORGAN, Justice.

This appeal arose from a divorce decree and its subsequent amendment concerning child support. Ann Marie Barrett left the legal custody of her father, Arthur Barrett (appellant), to live with Mary Barrett (appellee), her mother on May 17, 1979. Appellee initiated contempt proceedings for, inter alia, appellant's failure to pay support for Ann Marie. At an in-chambers hearing on August 3, 1979, the trial...

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