What Is Contempt In A Divorce or Separation Case?
A judge may hold a parent in contempt if they have refused to pay the full amount of child support ordered. Not only will the non-paying parent have to pay the child support that is owed, they may also be subject to the following penalties:
Common violations include: one parent keeping the children from the other parent, even though there is a court-ordered custody schedule in place; one parent bashing the other parent in front of the children; or one parent not allowing the children to talk on the phone to the other parent, even though the custody order provides that they can. Depending on what language is in your custody order, you could be subject to one or more of the penalties listed below:
Visitation violations may include:
Visitation violations penalties may include:
A first offense violation of a 50B order is a Class 1 misdemeanor that is punished by up to five months or 150 days in jail. Under North Carolina Civil Law 50B-4.1(a): Violation of Valid Protective Order is predicated on a violation of a Civil Order that may be punished as a criminal offense, that being a Class A1 misdemeanor.
On the right are the NC Civil Contempt laws per Article 2.
On the right are the NC Criminal Contempt laws per Article 2.
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