WARD v. WARD

No. 80-282.

617 S.W.2d 364 (1981)

W. D. WARD, Petitioner, v. Angela WARD, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

June 22, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ponder & Jarboe, Walnut Ridge, for petitioner.

Wilson & Grider by Bob Castleman, Pocahontas, for respondent.


PURTLE, Justice.

Petitioner was held in contempt for his willful and deliberate failure to pay child support as ordered by the Chancery Court of Lawrence County. On appeal petitioner insists that his failure to pay was not willful and deliberate; that the court should have held up the proceedings until the appellant had the services of an attorney; and that the punishment was excessive under the circumstances. We think the amount of punishment was excessive under...

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