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A motion for contempt is used to enforce a court order. Basically, a person might be found in contempt if they disobeyed a court order. In your case, you are filing the motion because your co-parent has violated or continues to violate the child custody order.
Any court, including a family support magistrate, may punish by fine and imprisonment any person who in its presence behaves contemptuously or in a disorderly manner; but no court or family support magistrate may impose a greater fine than one hundred dollars or a longer term of imprisonment than six months or both.
Upon responding to a motion for contempt, a defendant may either lodge a defense or he or she may purge the contempt by complying with the court's order and remedying any past due support obligations. The defendant responds by filing an answer. The answer may contain defenses against the contempt action.
The Motion must be EFiled. You can come into the Clerks office to use an EFile hub provided at no additional cost. PAYING THE FILING FEE: If the contempt is on Non-Payment of Child Support, Alimony or Medical expenses, the filing fee is waived.
After filing, the motion must be served to the opposing party, providing them with an opportunity to respond. The court then schedules a hearing where both parties present their arguments. Proving contempt of court requires clear and convincing evidence that the respondent has willfully violated a court order.