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SMALL v. SMALL

No. 82-984.

422 So.2d 1054 (1982)

Fay William SMALL, Appellant, v. Emily H. SMALL, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

December 1, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joel Miller of Miller & Squire, Chartered, Fort Lauderdale, for appellant.

Stanley M. Sacks, Fort Lauderdale, for appellee.

WALDEN, Judge.

The essential issue in this appeal is whether the order incarcerating appellant for civil contempt on account of his refusal to pay alimony is void because it neither recites that appellant's contempt was wilful and that he had the power to pay nor does it provide for purging.

As to the first aspect, Faircloth v. Faircloth, 339 So.2d 650 (Fla. 1976), provides:

Under the most respectable authority...

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