wayupnorth
Junior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Wisconsin
I don't get child support but divorce decree (2004) says that the ex and I shall each pay 50% of any outstanding taxes/debts and that we would each pay 50% of our children's joint variable expenses to be submitted to one another quarterly and reimbursement shall be paid immediately.
so - I file the JVE quarterly (and inlcude the payments I am making to IRS) for 50% reinbursement. He doesn't pay ever and so every year since 2009 I file a motion and affadavit for contempt of court. We go in front of the court commissioner, he does his song and dance, the commissioner finds him in contempt of court and sentences him to 90 days with right to purge by making monthy payments (started at $40 month, now they are $160/month) He still doesn't pay, I send letters to CC as instructed letting them know he has not purged, nothing happens. So he has 4 separate contempt orders: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012.
But last week when we in court for non-paymnet of 2011 JVE and he got caught in a couple of lies by the commissioner and then she asked me what I wanted to do I said I wanted the contempt orders enforced. She said she would send a bench warrant request to the judge for signature.
Now - my questions are:
1. Would each contempt charge be looked at separately?
2. If he were to say pay me $160 before the police find him would that purge all the contempt charges and leave him scot free?
3. Will I know if/when the warrant is signed?
4. do I get a chance to give my side of the story?
5. Is this enough for me to get full placement of our child?
I don't get child support but divorce decree (2004) says that the ex and I shall each pay 50% of any outstanding taxes/debts and that we would each pay 50% of our children's joint variable expenses to be submitted to one another quarterly and reimbursement shall be paid immediately.
so - I file the JVE quarterly (and inlcude the payments I am making to IRS) for 50% reinbursement. He doesn't pay ever and so every year since 2009 I file a motion and affadavit for contempt of court. We go in front of the court commissioner, he does his song and dance, the commissioner finds him in contempt of court and sentences him to 90 days with right to purge by making monthy payments (started at $40 month, now they are $160/month) He still doesn't pay, I send letters to CC as instructed letting them know he has not purged, nothing happens. So he has 4 separate contempt orders: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012.
But last week when we in court for non-paymnet of 2011 JVE and he got caught in a couple of lies by the commissioner and then she asked me what I wanted to do I said I wanted the contempt orders enforced. She said she would send a bench warrant request to the judge for signature.
Now - my questions are:
1. Would each contempt charge be looked at separately?
2. If he were to say pay me $160 before the police find him would that purge all the contempt charges and leave him scot free?
3. Will I know if/when the warrant is signed?
4. do I get a chance to give my side of the story?
5. Is this enough for me to get full placement of our child?