Legal Question in Family Law in Texas
contempt charges, when is enough
My husband has filed 7 contempt charges against his ex wife for witholding his son, do judges just slap moms on the hand or do they take action.... how many times does she have to break the law before something is done???
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: contempt charges, when is enough
Most Judges will punish whichever parent has been violating the Court's Order whether it is child support or visitation. To win an Enforcement you have to do more than just claim there was a violation. Each and every violation has to described exactly and each has to be proved.
Many people make the mistake that when the ex tells them they are not going to allow visitation, they don't bother showing up at the proper time and place to try to exercise visitation. If you don't show up exactly where and when you are suppose to to take possession of the child then that is you waiving your visitation not the other parent denying it.
If he hasn't got one, your husband needs a good family law attorney.