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Filed Contempt Against BM.........

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Submitted by imagr8tma on Wed, 04/21/2010 - 9:28am

Has anyone else done this.....?

BM has taken visitation from DH on 5 seperate occasions so far, makes it hard for DH to speak with his daughter or will not answer the phone like the court order states, does not share any information like the court order states, and does not send all of the medications either..... So it has been sent to the lawyer to file.

Court date and case should be finalized any day now.... we are waiting on her to be served and the date set.

We are asking for BM to pay the attorney fees, damages for wasted gas, and resititution of the missed time in the summer months.

Wondering if anyone else has had to do this - and what the reactions were and the consequences for the parent in contempt was.

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Submitted by stormabruin on Wed, 04/21/2010 - 9:38am

We have done it in the past. BM got a warning the first time and was told not to do it anymore. Second time, DH got 2 make-up weekends for the 2 specific times DH mentioned in court where we'd made plans for skids and didn't get to follow through due to BM cancelling DH's weekends.

I know in some situations the parent in contempt will have to pay a fine, and if they continue to go against the order, they may serve time in jail.

Where we ended up losing out was after PAS set in and skids began telling the Guardian and judge that they were scared of DH and they didn't want to see him. Judge determined at that time that skids were able to decide whether they wanted to come or not.

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Submitted by CrystalRE on Wed, 04/21/2010 - 9:57am

We had to file contempt charges three times before the judge finally issued BM a punishment. The first two times was a slap on the wrist then FINALLY the third was 3 days in jail and a fine, though I cant recall how much. We were not awarded court costs or lawyers fees in any of the cases.

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Submitted by imagr8tma on Wed, 04/21/2010 - 2:04pm

All i can hope is that BM faces some real consequences this time. DH and BM were just in court where the judge added a no alienation clause for BM and gave DH more time in the summer and during the year. As a result of filing false allegations of abuse and 6 years of documented alienation on her part.

So all i can hope is that the judge actually realizes in the 6 months since court - she has taken 5 visitations from DH and the other information.

something has to be done - or it will most definitely get much worse.

********BM doesn't have to love me or even like me - it doesn't change a dang thing..... So get over it and move on BM! SD is way more important to me - then your feelings...... AND she should be to you as well.......************