Court Opinion

ID: 9727265
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-26 13:28:27.761484+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:25:35.727210
License: Public Domain

Skoglund, J.,
dissenting. The history of this case is as set forth in the majority’s decision. I submit, however, that the trial judge made an oral finding of a present ability to pay when she found defendant in contempt at the hearing on February 29, 2000. The court stated that defendant was “purposefully not paying child support, although she would have the ability to pay some.” Further, the trial judge subsequently produced a written decision in this matter, issued March 10, 2000, wherein she made specific findings documenting defendant’s willful refusal to comply with any of the child support orders issued by the magistrate or the court, and found: “Although Defendant has the ability to do so, she willfully failed to pay the purge amount of $2,147.88, without good cause shown.” Therefore, defendant has the keys to the jail. I would affirm the trial court’s ruling and make her use them.