In Re McCandless, 17 Cal. App. 222

Petitioner, as shown by the return, is in the custody of the sheriff ‍‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‍by virtue of a commitment issued on account of petitioner‘s failure to make certain monthly payments by the superior court directed for the support and maintenance of his minor children. It ‍‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‍nowhere appears in the record, nor in any order or judgment of the superior court in connection with the proceedings, that petitioner has the ability to pay the sum ordered. While ‍‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‍it is the duty of a parent to support children of tender years, that he be imprisoned on account of the failure to obey an order of the court in connection ‍‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‍therewith, it must affirmatively appear that he has the ability to comply with the order of the court. (In re Cowden, 139 Cal. 244, [37 P. 156]; Ex parte Cohen, 6 Cal. 319; Ex parte ‍‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‍Rowe, 7 Cal. 175; Ex parte Silvia, 123 Cal. 293, [69 Am. St. Rep. 58, 55 P. 988].)

Petitioner discharged.

Case Details

Case Name: In Re McCandless

Court Name: California Court of Appeal

Date Published: Oct 5, 1911

Citations: 17 Cal. App. 222; 119 P. 199; 1911 Cal. App. LEXIS 97; Crim. No. 222.

Docket Number: Crim. No. 222.

Court Abbreviation: Cal. Ct. App.