Maryland Contempt Order
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File a Complaint form (DC-CV-001) with the court. Pay the filing fee. Check the District Court's Civil Cost Schedule (DCA-109) for fees. The court will issue a Writ of Summons to officially notify the other side (called the defendant) that a suit has been filed.
If one parent does not follow the custody and visitation court order.File an action for contempt with the court. In contempt actions, you ask the court to enforce the order and make a finding that the other parent willfully disobeyed the court order. This is very complicated and can have serious consequences.
The person filing the initial Complaint must pay a court filing fee. Custody is a civil action in which a clerk collects $165. See the fee schedule. If you can't afford it, ask the court to waive the fee by submitting completed fee waiver forms with your Complaint.
An action to essentially punish the person who does not comply with a court order is called a contempt action.A civil contempt action seeks to compel compliance with a court order before punishment occurs; a criminal contempt action can impose jail time for failure to obey.
The petition for a writ of habeas corpus must be accompanied by the full $5.00 filing fee. If you want to commence an action without prepayment of fees or security therefor, you must file a motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915.
Depending on the infraction, contempt of court consequences can include fines, compensatory visitation, a modification to the custody arrangement, and in some instances even jail time. In most cases, if someone is held in contempt, the court will first give them the opportunity to make amends for the violation.
