A friend of mines ex was supposed to have a vehicle sent to him by July 16th and it has still not left her possession. He needs to file contempt of court charges on her but does not have the money to go thru a lawyer and is not on good terms with his divorce attorney. He had to turn his divorce attorney into the bar association for not doing his job. Thanks.
2006-08-08 08:47:01 · 12 answers · asked by Jo 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Contempt of court charges can only be issued by a judge.
2006-08-08 08:51:43 · answer #1 · answered by martin b 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Check with the court to find out whether he can just file a form of some sorts. Please, DO NOT CALL THE JUDGE. It really pisses some of them off. They're extremely busy as it is. Call the clerk's office first. Even if you would normally need an attorney, you can always proceed pro se, which means without an attorney, but you have to petition the court to do so. It shouldn't be a problem though.
2006-08-08 11:46:30 · answer #2 · answered by Amanda K 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To pursue legally, he needs an attorney. He should threaten the ex with filing contempt charges, or if he has the court documents, he can seize the vehicle himself.
2006-08-08 08:52:08 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
All he has to do is go down to the family court and request the form to file a contemp of a court order ( provided it was ordered by the court in the first place ) pay your filling fee and have it notorized right there. In about 4-7 days he will recieve in the mail a notice to have his ex served. He will have to pay the sherrifs dept. a small fee to have her served. All that is let is to show up in court.
In all actuallity he would be allowed to seek legal costs for a violation of a court order
2006-08-08 08:56:14 · answer #4 · answered by jnyscrp 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Contempt of court charges are purely the domain of judges. Unless you are a judge (and by your question I know you aren't!), that is NOT an option you have.
If he has a court order, he could simply go and (re)possess it. It is after all his. The police might even help with that.
2006-08-08 08:50:53 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Contact to court or judge that signed the order. They will file the contempt charges.
2006-08-08 09:14:29 · answer #6 · answered by Badkitty 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
He just needs to go back to the court from which he got the divorce settlement and report that she has not complied with the terms laid out in the divorce agreement.
2006-08-08 08:50:58 · answer #7 · answered by Lex 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Can't. Need an attorney.
2006-08-08 08:51:07 · answer #8 · answered by miketorse 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You can use another attorney...or there are legal document offices and/or research on the internet.
2006-08-08 08:50:58 · answer #9 · answered by Tom B 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
He needs to take her to small claims court.
2006-08-08 08:49:17 · answer #10 · answered by Rose 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋