Legal Question in Family Law in Arizona
My wife and I have been divorced for over four years. Recently I have become aware that she is still on one of my checking accounts. Her attorney has just filed papers to find me in contempt of court for not removing/or closing my personal account. In our decree we were granted our respective personal accounts. How much time do I have to answer her attorney's comtempt charge he has filed with the court. Thirty days? I plan on closing out the account within a few weeks and then answering (possibly hiring an attorney).
Thanks,
Steve
2 Answers from Attorneys
Why don't you make it easy on yourself and take her name off the account... or close the account and transfer the balance to a new account. You should file your response right away... I suspect that you probably have a hearing scheduled. Why is it taking you a couple of weeks to fix the problem with the checking account. It seems that it should be relatively simple... unless you have checks out there which are bouncing and the bank is trying to address the collection issue with your ex spouse.
I would want to see the Contempt Petition. If there is a Hearing set, you would want to make sure your Response is filed in advance of the Hearing. If there is no hearing scheduled, I would file my respopnse within 20 days of having been served (30 days if you were served outside of the state of Arizona).
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