Contempt Issues

         Failure to follow or comply with a court order, could result in a charge of Contempt.  If your former spouse has not followed your separation agreement, parenting plan, or divorce decree, then you may pursue a contempt action against that former spouse.  If you are facing a Contempt charge against you, it is important that you have legal counsel at the hearing as you would be facing the potential of time in jail.  

 

           In all contempt proceedings, the court shall conduct a hearing. At the hearing, the court shall investigate the charge and hear any answer or testimony that the accused makes or offers and shall determine whether the accused is guilty of the contempt charge. If the accused is found guilty, the court may impose any of the following penalties:

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(1) For a first offense, a fine of not more than two hundred fifty dollars, a definite term of imprisonment of not more than thirty days in jail, or both;

(2) For a second offense, a fine of not more than five hundred dollars, a definite term of imprisonment of not more than sixty days in jail, or both;

(3) For a third or subsequent offense, a fine of not more than one thousand dollars, a definite term of imprisonment of not more than ninety days in jail, or both.