Court Opinion

ID: 9724423
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-26 10:56:16.22405+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:25:00.166182
License: Public Domain

WORK, J.
I concur except for section III. The court specifically refused to make a finding Joseph failed to make payments as ordered. That is not an unreasonable position on the peculiar facts of this case where the interpretation of the court’s prior order was in doubt because, as formalized, it appears inconsistent with earlier discussions where the court and counsel apparently believed Suzanne was to invest the bulk of $250,000 to produce income and purchase the small equity in the community condominium. Where the failure to pay is neither willful nor negligent but results from confusing orders of the court, there is no mandate to impose a wage assignment where it is clearly unnecessary to insure compliance and Suzanne’s real concern was Joseph’s propensity to insert the word “dole” on personal checks.