(a) Except as provided by Subsection (g), a court may punish for contempt. (b) The punishment for contempt of a court other than a justice court or municipal court is a fine of not more than $500 or confinement in the county jail for not more than six months, or both such a fine and confinement in jail.
Motions for Contempt: Filed when a spouse fails to comply with court orders regarding financial obligations like child support or alimony. Contempt motions can result in legal penalties for the non-compliant party, such as fines or even jail time, and are used in cases of severe non-compliance.
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File a Motion for Contempt. If informal resolution attempts fail, your attorney can assist you in filing a motion for contempt with the Collin County court. This motion notifies the court of the other party's failure to comply with the court order and seeks enforcement.
This motion asks the court to hold a hearing where the other parent will have to explain why they aren't following the court order(s). A parent who violates a court order can be found in contempt, and the judge can order that parent to obey the order or impose other penalties.
In such cases, courts will recognize consent as a defense if: 1) the criminal act did not involve serious bodily injury or the threat of serious bodily injury, 2) there is widespread acceptance of the risk (as in a sporting event) and, 3) there is a beneficial result of the defendant's conduct.
Consent can be a valid defense to a crime only if the victim chooses to render it. Thus it must be proffered knowingly and voluntarily, or it is ineffective.
Consent is a valid and complete affirmative defense to intentional torts. Court Opinions. A person who consents to conduct of another that is intended to invade their interests cannot recover in tort for harm that results from such conduct. Restatement (2d) of Torts, § 892A; Court Opinions.
A plaintiff alleging trespass to the person must show lack of consent as an element of the tort, and the burden is on him to establish that all of the ele- ments are present. In other words, although consent is a defense, it is not an affirmative defense. Wright v. Starr, 42 Nev.