Coursey

Petitioner Loretta A. Coursey is the petitioner in a dissolution of marriage proceeding in Sutter County. In that proceeding Loretta and her husband, Gene Coursey, stipulated that Gene would have regular visitations with the parties’ 14-year-old daughter, L. The stipulation was entered as a minute order in the dissolution proceeding.

On Sunday, November 9, 1986, daughter L. refused to visit with Gene as scheduled. Gene responded by obtaining an order to show cause re contempt against Loretta. Following a hearing, the trial court adjudged Loretta in contempt for willfully violating the terms of the stipulated minute order. The trial court fined Loretta $500 and committed her to five days in jail, the latter stayed so long as L. successfully completes scheduled visitations with Gene. The trial court also ordered Loretta to pay Gene $1,000 for attorney’s fees.

Upon Loretta’s petition, we previously issued a writ of certiorari to review the proceedings. (See Moffat v. Moffat (1980) 27 Cal.3d 645, 656 [ 165 Cal.Rptr. 877 , 612 P.2d 967 ].)

Loretta contends, inter alia, that the contempt adjudication must be annulled because there was no substantial evidence Loretta had the…