Motion Of Contempt Form Texas
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The Motion for Contempt must be served to the person violating the court order since some types of contempt may result in jail time. A process server or a constable must notify the person in violation of the court order and file their sworn statement with the Court.
If you seek to have someone held in contempt, the person must receive actual notice of the contempt hearing. This means that the respondent must be personally served with the Motion for Contempt containing the Show Cause Order.
The consequences of the motion: A motion to enforce, if approved, inflicts no punishment on the non-compliant party and instead serves as a reminder to fulfill their legal duties. Alternatively, a motion for contempt can result in jail time or fines for not following a verdict.
If your child's other parent is willfully violating the custody order, you can force them to comply with the order by filing a motion for child custody contempt. This motion requests the court to schedule a hearing in which the noncompliant parent would need to explain and justify their non-compliance.
Section 21.002(b) of the Texas Government Code provides that punishment for a single act of contempt is a fine of not more than $500, confinement in the county jail for not more than six months, or both.