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Civil vs Criminal Contempt 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.
Read the summons and make sure you know the date you must answer by. Read the complaint carefully. Write your answer. Sign and date the answer. Make copies for the plaintiff and yourself. Mail a copy to the plaintiff. File your answer with the court by the date on the summons.
That is, one parent can file a Petition for a Parenting Plan and serve the other parent resulting in a contested proceeding. Or, if both parents agree on how parenting time and decision-making should go, they can file what is called an agreed, or stipulated, parenting plan.
The biggest difference between a Parenting Plan and Parenting Orders is that Parenting Orders are binding and enforceable at Court and a Parenting Plan is not. A Parenting Plan evidences an agreement of an intention between parents about matters in relation to the children.
Child custody laws in Montana allow judges to take a child's wishes into account as a single factor in custody determinations, but will not allow any child under 18 to unilaterally decide which parent to reside with.
You will need to bring the other copy with you to the Show Cause hearing. File the original Petition for Contempt, Supporting Affidavit, Order to Show Cause, and Contempt Citation with the Clerk of District Court in the county where your original Parenting Plan was filed, or in the county where you live.
If the judge finds that you are in contempt, the judge might order you to let the other parent make up the missed parenting time or visits. The judge can also order you to pay the other parent's court costs or lawyer's fee.
Setting Age-Appropriate Limits. Understanding and Responding to the Child's Needs. History of Childcare Involvement. Methods for Resolving the Custody Conflict with the Other Parent. Child Abuse. Domestic Violence. Substance Abuse. Psychiatric Illness.