ELLEFSON v. ELLEFSON

No. 95-CA-182.

666 So.2d 1112 (1995)

Joette W. ELLEFSON v. Vance E. ELLEFSON.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied February 16, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Walter L. Sentenn, Jr., New Orleans and J. William Starr, Metairie, for defendant-appellant.

Theon A. Wilson, New Orleans, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before KLIEBERT, GRISBAUM and WICKER, JJ.


GRISBAUM, Judge.

This appeal arises out of a contempt proceeding concerning past due alimony and child support. We affirm.

ISSUES

We are called upon to determine two principal issues:

(1) Whether a consent support decree constitutes a judgment and, if so, whether it is ripe for summary proceeding, and

(2) Whether income assignment for the enforcement of support orders is limited to the enforcement of child support.

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