Skilled Legal Advice for Your Contempt & Enforcement Issues
If your former spouse has overlooked divorce or marital settlement agreement obligations, or refuses to comply with a valid court order, you need experienced legal help immediately.
What you are being deprived of could be money from child support or alimony, or access to previously agreed-upon parenting time with your child. This could be remedied with a contempt or enforcement action by a court.
We are the New Port Richey law offices of Audrey A. Jefferis, P.A. Our experienced attorney makes sure that your rights are protected in any family law situation and your feelings are considered in the counsel we offer.
The important thing for you to know is this: You have options. Audrey A. Jefferis makes sure you are aware of every available option, to avoid litigation or succeed with it. You should not have to accept a former spouse's decision to flout authority and renege on portions of your divorce decree, simply because it seems convenient.
Find out more about contempt and enforcement by arranging an initial consultation with our family law attorney. Contact us. Call toll-free: 866-970-7530.
When Divorce Obligations Aren't Being Lived Up To, Contact Audrey A. Jefferis
An enforcement can be ordered, or a former spouse can be held in contempt, when obligations are not lived up to in areas of:
- Spousal Support (alimony)
- Child Support
- Child Custody/Parental Responsibility & Visitation/Parenting Time
We are always prepared to enter into sincere discussions about whatever modifications of an agreement are necessary to keep a family together, thriving and secure in its new post-divorce routine. But when one side takes advantage of the other, withholding much-needed support funds or being continually tardy for parenting time appointments, we can consult with the court to get justice for you. Contempt and enforcement orders are two major options you can exercise.
Penalties prescribed by law can be tremendous incentives toward fulfillment of settlement obligations. Wages can be garnished from a violator's paycheck and forwarded to the parent with primary responsibility. Jail time, suspension of driver's licenses, bad credit ratings and heavy fines can result from a failure to pay support as ordered by the court.
Do you have questions about contempt or enforcement orders, or any phase of family law? We have honest, informative answers to those questions at the law offices of Audrey A. Jefferis in New Port Richey. Contact us by toll-free phone so we can discuss your next move.
Speak With Our Experienced Family Law Attorney
Call this number from wherever you are on Florida's central Gulf Coast: 866-970-7530. Our lawyer is also available via e-mail and promptly returns all messages.
