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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
NINETEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
IN AND FOR SAINT LUCIE COUNTY
STATE OF FLORIDA
CASE N0. 79-141
IN RE: The Marriage of
IRENE ROKAW,
Wife
and
ALLAN E. ROKAW
Husband
O R D E R
A final judgment dissolving the marriage was entered
on the 24th day of July, 1979. It provided for lump swn alimony
in paragraph four to be paid in .the amount of $375. commencing.
on the 1st day of August, 1979, and payable each and every month
until the total of $27,000. be paid. On August 6, 1979, a
~ Motion and Notice of Hearing were filed for an order to find
ALLAN E. ROKAW to be in contempt of the terms of the final judgment.
An amended judgment dissolving the marriage was filed on the
13th day of September, 1979, and a Motion and Notice of Hearing
for an order adjudging the former husband to be in contempt of
the amended final judgment was filed September 19, 1979, and heard
on the Sth day of October, 1979.
After hearing testimony and arguments of counsel, ALLAN
E. ROKAW, husband, is found to be in contempt of court for his
wilful failure to comply with the terms of the final judgment.
This final judgment of divorce is itself a finding that, as of
the moment of its entry, Mr. Rokaw had the ability to make the
required payments. As against such a decree he will not be heard
to say he could not comply at the time of the entry of the final
decree. There has been no showing of any change in financial
circumstances. Upon the affected party's failure to discharge
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