Contempt examined

In a 2-to-1 decision, the 1st District Appellate Court reversed an indirect civil contempt finding on the grounds it was actually indirect criminal contempt. See In re Marriage of Pavlovich, 2019 IL App (1st) 172859. This split decision highlights the tricky world of contempt. In Pavlovich, the divorce judgment awarded the wife a condominium …

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