Shimel v. Shimel

Summary

The Supreme Court of Delaware affirmed the Family Court's order finding the Husband in contempt for failing to comply with an order requiring payment of spousal-support arrears and authorizing a wage attachment. The Court held that res judicata barred the Husband from relitigating his entitlement to spousal support and whether prior payments satisfied the arrears, because he had failed to challenge earlier orders resolving those matters. The Court also declined to consider additional arguments raised for the first time on appeal.