Legal Question in Family Law in Maryland

domestic contempt

if a plaintiff testifies in a court hearing that an alledged incident was witnessed by certain individuals yet, these individuals were not in court to testify to verify or colaborate this alledge incident. can these individuals be called to testify in a later hearing or is it rejudica?


Asked on 5/11/08, 5:52 am

2 Answers from Attorneys
Robert Sher Wagshal and Sher

Re: domestic contempt

If the testimony was available to the other party at the first hearing, it should have been presented then. If it wasn't known or could not have been discovered until after the first hearing, the court might grant a rehearing.

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Answered on 5/12/08, 3:29 pm
Carolyn Press Chung & Press. P.C.

Re: domestic contempt

I agree with Mr. Sher's answer, however another possible basis for a new hearing might be that the alleged witnesses were not available to be subpoenaed. If a party simply testified that other people had witnessed the incident, I do not believe that any judge would pay any attention to that testimony without the witnesses being there.

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Answered on 5/18/08, 5:18 pm


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