|          | 1. Divorce Source: About Contempt
Failure to comply with a court order can subject you to contempt of court. If you are found to be in willful contempt of court you could go to jail. If you fail to pay your property settlement payment, child support, or alimony you could be held in contempt of court upon your spouse making proper re
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         | 2. Divorce Source: CONTEMPT AS AN ENFORCEMENT MECHANISM
(©1998) Part I of this article briefly explains the various types of contempt. Part II reviews the mixed authority on the availability of contempt as a mechanism for enforcing property division obligations.
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         | 3. Divorce Source: CONTEMPT NONPAYMENT OF DEBTS
(©1998) The husband could be found in contempt for failing to satisfy an income tax debt as required by the parties divorce judgment, which incorporated a separation agreement allocating tax liability to the
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         | 4. Divorce Source: CONTEMPT AS PUNISHMENT FOR NONDISCLOSURE
(©1997) The husbands deceit in failing to disclose gifts given to his alleged paramour and to his relatives and in overstating his expenses warranted a finding of contempt and a fine of $10,000
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         | 5. Divorce Source: Cases of Interest: Contempt
Case law and analysis of divorce cases related to contempt. Visit Other Cases of Interest
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         | 6. Divorce Source: WILLFUL CONTEMPT FAILURE TO MAINTAIN INSURANCE POLICY
(©1999) The trial court had the authority to order the husband to purchase a life insurance policy, naming his wife as beneficiary, as part of a property settlement. The husband
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         | 7. Divorce Source: IRA and Contempt
(©1998) A former spouses retirement benefits cannot be used as a source from which alimony is paid in addition to equitable distribution, a Florida appeals court held.
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         | 8. Divorce Source: Custody/Contempt of Court/Harassment by Attorney
An attorney represented a father in contested custody proceedings. During the proceedings, the court adjourned and directed the parties to return the next day. As the parties and their attorneys were leaving the judge
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