in a divorce situation, my soon-to-be-ex has not responded to my attorney's request for mandatory disclosure or financial affidavit. we have not attended a mediation or gone to court yet. can he be held in contempt? thanks!
2007-02-01 10:56:50 · 8 answers · asked by carrie 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
I agree he can't be held in contempt until the Judge orders it. If there are children involve and he does not submit the necessary paper work in a timely manner, he most likely will be held in contempt of court. And in some cases this will mean jail time. I am in the same situation and was told that he will probably be held in contempt. Good luck.
2007-02-01 11:18:47 · answer #1 · answered by kitcat 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My now ex husband pulled these tricks to. Took me and a lawyer 2yrs to pin him down and get the divorce. But no simply not giving the lawyer papers needed is not contempt of court. A court date will be set a judge will order your ex to render the papers and then if he Still doesn't provide them to the court in the allotted time another court date is set. and the judge can then hold him in contempt if he doesn't come up with a valid reason for not having them. its not an easy proses to go threw. I wish you the best of luck.
2007-02-01 11:17:17 · answer #2 · answered by survivedlasvegas 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not yet.
He hasn't violated any orders...yet. My guess is your lawyer will make a few attempts then proceed with the filing.
Can't wait to see his face (and his lawyer's) when the now pissed Judge asks why that hasn't been produced. And should the smug SOB delay more...he'll do it in a 6 X 6 cell until he decides to comply.
So...sit back and watch the idiot torpedo himself.
2007-02-01 11:16:54 · answer #3 · answered by jw 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You provided to take the papers to courtroom and did no longer comply along with your grant. in case you have been prevented to conform on the grounds which you secretly merchandise to divorce, you're able to no longer have provided your help. bear in ideas, she is your pal! So, you owe her the certainty approximately what happened to the divorce papers. You write: “i think of the less complicated decision could be to maintain face and only attempt and convince them no longer break up on the grounds that divorce in the 1st place”. i think of the real decision is which you tell her the certainty. in spite of the undeniable fact that, that's no longer your place to make an intervention to maintain this marriage; you weren't asked to realize this. So enable or no longer that's! whether you disagree with the thought she is getting a divorce, that's no longer your place to objective to alter her ideas or interfere quickly in the approach to circumvent your pal to break up if that's what she needs! could you quite have your pal stay in a marriage she is not any longer pleased with and discover out in the paper that she grew to become into assaulted by using her ex-husband and ended up lifeless? Don’t enable your opinion of divorce get in the way of your friendship because of the fact your objection to divorce trumps your greater valuable judgement?
2016-11-23 21:37:12 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not untill t is ordered by a Judge
2007-02-01 11:00:13 · answer #5 · answered by floydsimpalass 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
let the lawyer do what he is paid to do. at one point or another, yes, it might be contempt. wait for lawyer's pressure to take effect (billing).
2007-02-01 11:16:37 · answer #6 · answered by sinned 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the judge will take care of that boy he will not take kindly to that kindof crap,but if you want a more lawyer type answer ask your lawyer!!!
2007-02-01 11:00:52 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
ask your lawyer
2007-02-05 08:00:53 · answer #8 · answered by sweetgranny06 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋