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RHINEVAULT v. RHINEVAULT

No. 39614-5-1.

959 P.2d 687 (1998)

Thomas Merle RHINEVAULT, Appellant, v. Sharon Anne RHINEVAULT, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

July 20, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Everett Prince, Prince, Kelley, Marshall & Coombs, PS, Seattle, for Appellant.

Diane L. Vanderbeek, Bellevue, for Respondent.

WEBSTER, Judge.

Thomas Merle Rhinevault was confined to the King County Jail for failing to comply with the court's orders for child support and arrearages. He argues the court's contempt authority does not extend to child support arrearages reduced to judgment once his children reach majority, and his confinement was an impermissibly punitive sanction. We disagree. The trial court did not abuse its discretion; his imprisonment was a remedial sanction serving a coercive...

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