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LISA ANN WELCH v. WILLIAM MARK WELCH

Posted by: Azya Thornton on Jul 30, 2024

Court: TN Court of Appeals

Attorneys 1: Gary E. Veazey, Stacy L. Greenway, Mitch Moskovitz, and Olivia S. Garber, Memphis, Tennessee, for the appellant, William Mark Welch.

Attorneys 2: Laura D. Rogers, Memphis, Tennessee, for the appellee, Lisa Ann Welch.

Judge(s): MCBRAYER

The trial court found multiple counts of criminal contempt stemming from Husband’s failure to submit to court-ordered drug and alcohol testing. It fined him $7,100.00 and sentenced him to fifty days in jail. On appeal, Husband contends that the court’s order holding him in contempt lacked sufficient factual findings. He also contends that the orders requiring testing were ambiguous and unclear and that there was insufficient proof that his failure to submit to testing was willful. Finally, he challenges the punishment because of its impact on his parenting time. We affirm the finding of criminal contempt in part as modified and vacate the sentence.

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