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Ex husband ordered to pay my attorney's fee's

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rbeem127

Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Ohio
I'm not sure if this is the right place to ask this question. If not, my apologies. My ex husband was found in contempt of court this past January for keeping the kids longer than his scheduled visitations. This was the second time he's done this. The court ordered him to do ten days in jail, but could purge the jail time if he paid $500 in my attorney's fee's and court costs. A payment plan was set up for him paying $100 a month. He has now stopped paying after one payment. I really won't wanna hire the attorney again for this if I dont' have to. Can I call the court and have a warrant issued, or do I have to reopen the case and file another contempt charge? Thank you!
 


Ohiogal

Queen Bee
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Ohio
I'm not sure if this is the right place to ask this question. If not, my apologies. My ex husband was found in contempt of court this past January for keeping the kids longer than his scheduled visitations. This was the second time he's done this. The court ordered him to do ten days in jail, but could purge the jail time if he paid $500 in my attorney's fee's and court costs. A payment plan was set up for him paying $100 a month. He has now stopped paying after one payment. I really won't wanna hire the attorney again for this if I dont' have to. Can I call the court and have a warrant issued, or do I have to reopen the case and file another contempt charge? Thank you!

The court will set a purge hearing date for him to appear and show that he has purged. If he hasn't, he will go to jail. You won't get your attorney fees.
 

single317dad

Senior Member
The court will set a purge hearing date for him to appear and show that he has purged. If he hasn't, he will go to jail. You won't get your attorney fees.

Correct me if I'm off base here, OG, but is "given additional time" an possibility in Ohio? We neighbors to your west get a lot of that at purge and PV hearings.
 

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