Sentences with phrase «civil contempt hearings»

Civil contempt hearings are typically bifurcated into two phases: the first dealing with whether or not the party is in contempt; and the second dealing with the appropriate remedy or sanction.

Not exact matches

At the subsequent family court contempt hearing, after he was arrested, Johnson admitted that he had failed to pay the required support and was found in civil contempt.

The main exceptions to this general rule is that arrest warrants may issue in a civil case (i) to compel the attendance of a witness who fails to make a timely response or appearance to a subpoena after being personally served in a timely manner with that subpoena, (ii) to compel someone to attend a quasi-criminal contempt of court hearing, and (iii) to arrest someone who have been held in contempt of court.

Also fortunately for defendant, the decision also includes clarification of the 3rd - party publication rule in civil vs. criminal trials, with the judge researching and revising his own order such that Mr. Rancourt escapes the serious issue of a contempt of court hearing that was scheduled for September 2014.

If co-parents don't follow court orders, the Friend of the Court counselor can begin civil hearings in which one or both co-parents could be found in contempt of the court.