Brown v. Brown

THIS OPINION HAS NO PRECEDENTIAL VALUE. IT SHOULD NOT BE
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

Desiree Gabriel Brown, Respondent,

v.

Wendell Brown, Appellant.

Appellate Case No. 2012-212598

Appeal From York County
Robert E. Guess, Family Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2014-UP-442
Heard September 9, 2014 – Filed December 3, 2014

AFFIRMED

Wendell Brown, pro se, for Appellant.

David Christopher Shea, of the Law Offices of Shea and
Barron, of Columbia, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM: Wendell Brown argues the family court erred in finding him in
willful contempt for failing to pay Desiree Brown (Wife) her interest in the marital
residence and ordering him to pay Wife's attorney's fees. We affirm pursuant
to Rule 220(b), SCACR, and the following authorities: Frye v. Frye, 323 S.C. 72,
75-76, 448 S.E.2d 586, 588 (Ct. App. 1994) (finding the issue of the father's
contempt moot when the father complied with the contempt order by paying
certain medical bills); Jordan v. Harrison, 303 S.C. 522, 524, 402 S.E.2d 188, 189
(Ct. App. 1991) (finding the issue of the husband's contempt moot when the
husband complied with the contempt order by paying his child support arrearages
and a fine); and Chappell v. Chappell, 282 S.C. 376, 377, 318 S.E.2d 590, 591 (Ct.
App. 1984) ("Where one held in contempt for violation of a court order complies
with the order, his compliance renders the question concerning whether he was in
contempt academic or moot and precludes appellate review of the contempt
proceedings." (citations omitted)).

AFFIRMED.

WILLIAMS, GEATHERS, and McDONALD, JJ., concur.