Contempt Attorney Everett WA State
Everett Contempt Attorney Services
If your court orders are not being filed, there is something you can do about by calling 425-231-1559 to speak to our contempt attorney at Lang Law Everett.
Parenting Plan
There are many aspects of a parenting plan that a party can be in contempt of. For example, the other parent may not be following decision making or is not allowing your full parenting time. Sometimes though, there may be an aspect of the parenting plan this is not possible to follow, so you may want to speak to our parenting plan modification attorney instead of filing a contempt action. Parenting plan contempt motions are very serious, so it is important that both parties follow the parenting plan.
If you have been deprived of parenting time, the court's are pretty consistent in awarding make up time which can be exercised in a variety of ways. If it is a decision making category of contempt, it can result in changing that aspect of the parenting plan if he problems persists. Keep in mind, the custody of the child can be changed, meaning the parent the child resides with most of the time can be changed to the other parent with more than once contempt of a set period of time. It is wise to consult with one of our attorneys or lawyers to advise on this issue because they are time sensitive as are many issues.
Children and support
Issues that may arise where you need to file a contempt motion are non payment of support, wrongfully claiming tax dependents, or not paying other child related expenses as ordered. Ineptest usually applies to arrearages. If it is not mention, state law's default amount is 12% per year. You be owed back support, unpaid children's expenses, travel expenses, and so on. Regardless of what types of monies are owed to you, we will make sure to collect all of it with any applicable interest, costs, attorney fees, and penalties. When a party is found in contempt the first time, jail time does not happen, as long as they meet the conditions set forth by the court. Do not tempt the court a second time though for the same thing, then jail time is completely possible.
Divorce Order and Decree of Dissolution
Depending on the year you got divorced, the name of the document that allocates debts, property and other decision made by the court including spousal support otherwise known as maintenance. Collecting on spousal support sometimes needs a little push with the filing of a motion for contempt of the divorce decree/order. We can help you navigate this issue with precision in collecting attorney fees, back support, and interest.
Keep in mind that a party can receive jail time for being found in contempt. Also keep in mind that the courts are now frequently supplying defendants court appointed attorneys if they are the party that is alleged to be in contempt. This makes it very difficult to do on your own, and it is wisely recommended that you use and attorney. If you file a motion for contempt and the other party clearly has not followed court orders, you can still lose the hearing if there is any mistakes. This could very well result in attorney fees being awarded to the other party.