Kanitz v. Mangrum

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CITED OR RELIED ON AS PRECEDENT IN ANY PROCEEDING
EXCEPT AS PROVIDED BY RULE 268(d)(2), SCACR.

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
In The Court of Appeals

Lynn Marie Kanitz, Respondent,

v.

Neil Treavor Mangrum, Appellant.

Appellate Case No. 2011-194287

Appeal From Greenville County
Rochelle Y. Conits, Family Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2013-UP-032
Submitted December 3, 2012 – Filed January 16, 2013

AFFIRMED

Neil Treavor Mangrum, of Greer, pro se.

Lynn Marie Kanitz, of Greer, pro se.

PER CURIAM: Affirmed pursuant to Rule 220(b), SCACR, and the following
authorities:

1. As to whether the family court erred in finding Mangrum in contempt for
violating a visitation provision in his divorce order: Argabright v. Argabright, 398
S.C. 176, 179, 727 S.E.2d 748, 750 (2012) (noting the standard of review in
appeals from the family court is de novo); Hawkins v. Mullins, 359 S.C. 497, 501,
597 S.E.2d 897, 899 (Ct. App. 2004) ("A party may be found in contempt of court
for the willful violation of a lawful court order.").

2. As to whether the family court erred in finding Mangrum in contempt for
violating a restraining order against confrontation and harassment of the other
party in the presence of their minor child: Argabright, 398 S.C. at 179, 727 S.E.2d
at 750 (noting the standard of review in appeals from the family court is de novo);
Hawkins, 359 S.C. at 501, 597 S.E.2d at 899 ("A party may be found in contempt
of court for the willful violation of a lawful court order.").

3. As to whether the family court erred in awarding Kanitz attorney's fees:
Chisholm v. Chisholm, 396 S.C. 507, 510, 722 S.E.2d 222, 223 (2012) (stating an
appellate court reviews the family court's grant of attorney's fees de novo); Miller
v. Miller, 375 S.C. 443, 463, 652 S.E.2d 754, 764 (Ct. App. 2007) ("Courts, by
exercising their contempt power, can award attorney's fees under a compensatory
contempt theory.").

AFFIRMED.1

FEW, C.J., and WILLIAMS and PIEPER, JJ., concur.

1
We decide this case without oral argument pursuant to Rule 215, SCACR.