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WILSON v. WILSON

984 S.W.2d 898 (1998)

Jennifer O. WILSON, Appellee, v. Larry Arnold WILSON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Nashville.

Rehearing Denied January 19, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Earl J. Porter, Jr., Nashville, Tennessee, John J. Hollins, Sr., David L. Raybin, Hollins, Wagster & Yarbrough, P.C., Nashville, Tennessee, for appellant.

John Herbison, Nashville, Tennessee, for appellee.

Richardson and Baker, Clark Lee Shaw, Nashville, Tennessee, State of Tennessee, John Knox Walkup Attorney General & Reporter, Michael E. Moore, Solicitor General, Kathy Morante, Deputy Attorney General, Nashville, Tennessee, Family Law Section of the Memphis Bar Association, Joy Tanner Bomar, Memphis, Tennessee, Family Law Section of the Tennessee Bar Association, Larry Rice, Memphis, Tennessee, for amicus curiae.

OPINION

DROWOTA, J.

We granted this appeal to determine whether a private attorney representing the beneficiary of a court order in a civil case may prosecute a criminal contempt action alleging a violation of the order. After due consideration, we conclude that no constitutional principle nor ethical standard automatically disqualifies the private attorney for the beneficiary of the order from prosecuting a contempt action for a violation of the order....

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