What happens when a parent is in contempt of court?
What happens when a parent is in contempt of court?
Contempt of court is punishable by a fine, jail time, both a fine and jail time, or by something else altogether, like community service.
What happens at a contempt hearing?
What happens at a Child Support Contempt hearing? After you file the complaint, the other parent gets a copy of the complaint and a Contempt Summons. If the judge decides the defendant is able to obey the child support order, the defendant is in contempt. The judge then makes an order.
What is a Judgement in a divorce case?
An entry of judgment in a divorce in California is the final judgment delivered and signed by the judge presiding over your divorce proceedings. Entry of judgment by the court in your divorce case tells you that your divorce is final. Your divorce is not official until the court enters judgment.
Can you share a lawyer in a divorce?
Often they will assume that to make things smoother (and more cost-effective) if they use the same lawyer. They approach us and ask if we can represent both parties in the divorce. The simple answer is no. In a divorce where the parties do not agree from the beginning, each hires his or her lawyer.
