- 4 - sewer, telephone, gas, pest control, cable television and lawn care; (c) Wife's automobile expenses, including gasoline and oil, repairs, automobile tags, licenses and insurance; (d) The medical and dental expenses of Wife and the children and prescription drug expenses; (e) The children's school tuition, supplies and activities; (f) The cost of clothing for Wife and the children * * *. In addition to making the payments above enumerated, Defendant shall pay to Plaintiff the sum of ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($1,000) per month, commencing April 1, 1992, with a payment of FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($500.00), and the payment of an additional FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($500.00) on the 15th of April, 1992, and continuing with like payments during each calendar month thereafter until further Order of the Court; with the provision, however, that Defendant may at his option pay the monthly sum on the 1st day of each calendar month rather than in two (2) installments; and Defendant shall pay to Plaintiff immediately an amount so that the total sum given to her for support of herself and the children during the month of March, 1992 will equal the sum of ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($1,000). On June 3, 1993, the superior court held petitioner in contempt of the temporary order because he had failed to pay certain bills covered by the order. The court ordered him to pay these bills and to pay $350 of attorney's fees at the rate of $50 per month commencing with June 1993. On September 4, 1993, the superior court entered a final judgment and decree (the final decree) granting Ms. Sowell a divorce from petitioner. The final decree provided in relevant part:Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Next
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