IN RE MARRIAGE OF LARSEN

No. 90-1194.

159 Wis.2d 672 (1990)

465 N.W.2d 225

IN RE the MARRIAGE OF Gaylon LARSEN and Emiliann Larsen: STATE EX REL. Emiliann LARSEN, Petitioner-Respondent, v. Gaylon LARSEN, Respondent-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided December 11, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

On behalf of the appellant, the cause was submitted on the briefs of Donald T. Lang, assistant state public defender, Madison.

On behalf of the respondent, the cause was submitted on the brief of Thomas R. Marlier, corporation counsel, Barron.

Before Cane, P.J., LaRocque and Myse, JJ.


MYSE, J.

Gaylon Larsen appeals an order finding him in contempt and committing him to the Barron County jail for ninety days. The court stayed the commitment and provided Larsen an opportunity to purge the contempt by undergoing inpatient treatment for post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Larsen contends that the court exceeded its authority and violated his constitutional right to due process by ordering inpatient treatment as a purge condition. Because we conclude...

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