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Washington WPF DR 05.0100 - Motion - Declaration for an Order to Show Cause regarding Contempt
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The Notice of Motion usually begins with the caption that includes the court of jurisdiction, the docket number, and below the docket number, "Notice of Motion." It is usual to then write, "Please take Notice that the undersigned will bring a motion for (what you are asking the court for or to do)." Read the Local
Ask the court for a motion date. Identify and fill out your motion forms. Serve and file your motion forms. Confirm that you will attend the motion. Go to your motion hearing. Receive the judge's decision.
Go to the clerk's office at the court that made the orders. Give the clerk your completed Motion for Contempt and Appearance forms. The clerk will write a hearing date and time on the motion, sign it, and give it back to you. The hearing date is when you and the other person must go to court.
The motion must include a separate "Notice of Motion" which includes a brief summary of the nature of the motion, the deadline for filing a response, and if there is a hearing, the date, time, and location of the hearing.
General format - each motion generally consists of a case caption, a title that briefly identifies the relief sought, a series of numbered paragraphs that explains -- in a logical way -- why you are entitled to that relief, a prayer for relief, a signature block, a certification that a copy of the motion was sent to
If a person is found to be in contempt, the court is able to impose sanctions, which may include the following: jail time (usually 1-30 days) ordering the party held in contempt to pay the money owed. ordering the party held in contempt to pay the other party's attorney's fees.
Depending on the infraction, contempt of court consequences can include fines, compensatory visitation, a modification to the custody arrangement, and in some instances even jail time. In most cases, if someone is held in contempt, the court will first give them the opportunity to make amends for the violation.
At the hearing, you will have to swear to tell the truth before you present your case. As the party alleging contempt, you will probably speak first. Keep your explanation of how your ex disobeyed a court order brief and only talk about the reasons you asked for the contempt action.
A response to an order to show cause typically requires you to show up in-person to the hearing. You can provide an answer to the order and state why you object to the order being issued.