DOBOZY v. DOBOZY

(SC 15528)

241 Conn. 490 (1997)

SHARON DOBOZY v. JOHN DOBOZY

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Officially released July 8, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Matthew I. Levine and James P. Kemp, certified legal interns, with whom was James A. Trowbridge, for the appellant (plaintiff).

James J. Ruane, with whom were JohnPatrick C. O'Brien and, on the brief, James O. Gaston, for the appellee (defendant).

Borden, Katz, Palmer, McDonald and Peters, JS.


Opinion

PETERS, J.

The principal issue in this certified appeal is the extent to which General Statutes § 46b-62 authorizes a trial court, in a contempt proceeding brought to enforce child care and support orders, to award reasonable attorney's fees to the prevailing parent without first finding the respondent parent in contempt. The plaintiff, Sharon Dobozy, filed a motion for contempt alleging that her former spouse, the defendant, John Dobozy...

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