ECOTT v. ECOTT

No. 87-360.

509 So.2d 388 (1987)

Lori ECOTT, Appellant, v. Richard ECOTT, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

July 7, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark S. London, Hollywood, for appellant.

Gerald E. Rosser, Miami, for appellee.

Before HUBBART, DANIEL S. PEARSON and FERGUSON, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

This appeal is brought from an order denying a Motion for Contempt and Judgment for Arrears.

Once the movant in a civil contempt proceeding for failure to pay child support or alimony shows that the party who was directed to make such payments by a prior court order has defaulted, the defaulting party has the burden of dispelling "the presumption of ability to pay by demonstrating that, due to circumstances beyond his control which intervened since...

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