Court of Appeals of Washington October 30, 2000, No. 45727-6-I (State ex rel. Wulfsberg v. MacDonald)

Kennedy, J.

David MacDonald appeals the denial of his motion to dismiss the contempt proceeding initiated against him for failure to pay child support. Citing Dawson v. Dawson, 71 Wn.2d 66, 426 P.2d 614 (1967), MacDonald contends that contempt proceedings cannot be used to enforce payment of child support arrearages where, as here, *209the child has reached majority and is no longer dependent.