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IN RE MARRIAGE OF STARIHA

No. 83A01-8605-CV-144.

509 N.E.2d 1117 (1987)

In re the MARRIAGE OF John STARIHA, Respondent-Appellant, and Rebecca Stariha, Petitioner-Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Indiana, First District.

June 29, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth J. Falk, Sandra D. Leek, Legal Services Organization of Indiana, Inc., Indianapolis, for respondent-appellant.

Joe E. Beardsley, Beardsley & Stengel, Clinton, for petitioner-appellee.

RATLIFF, Chief Judge.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

John Stariha, an indigent person, appeals his being adjudged in contempt for failure to pay child support where he was incarcerated without the assistance of or being informed of the right to appointed counsel. We reverse.

FACTS

On June 15, 1984, John and Rebecca Stariha were divorced by order of the Vermillion Circuit Court. John was ordered to pay $25.00 per week for support of his minor daughter...

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