Father of actress and singer Hilary Duff was ordered by a judge to spend 10 days in jail for contempt of court.

Robert Duff was arrested Wednesday after Judge Thomas Stansbury in Houston determined he had violated an injunction against selling assets without the consent of his estranged wife.

Now Robert Duff must pay the $367,537 he got from selling stocks last month to a court repository, to be held while he and Susan Duff continue their long divorce process.

The arrest came following a dispute between Duff and his wife concerning Hilary’s 21^st birthday party. The young singer’s mother wanted her father to pay $25,000 for a present and a party, on their daughter’s birthday.

Judge Stansbury eventually determined Bob Duff should pay Susan $12,500 for Hilary's birthday party.

Robert Piro, Bob’s lawyer, said his client would post bail as soon as possible and file an appeal.

As her husband was being taken away in cuffs, Susan Duff could be heard saying that this was not the result she had wanted. Well, it’s too late now…A little earlier, she had testified in court that the $10,000 monthly support payments that she received from her husband were barely enough to pay her own bills, let alone pay for a huge birthday party for Hilary.

Hilary, whose birthday is September 28, was not in court, and neither was her sister Haylie.