dropping contempt of court charges

i live in maine. my former landlord is taking me and my husband to court for contempt of a court order because we have been unable to pay him the amount awarded him in small claims court. we have been through a disclosure hearing and are now facing contempt charges. my question is, can my former landlord drop these charges or are they now in the hands of the district attorney? if we pay our former landlord, is it within his power to have the charges dropped?

jblush said:

i live in maine. my former landlord is taking me and my husband to court for contempt of a court order because we have been unable to pay him the amount awarded him in small claims court. we have been through a disclosure hearing and are now facing contempt charges. my question is, can my former landlord drop these charges or are they now in the hands of the district attorney? if we pay our former landlord, is it within his power to have the charges dropped?

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My response:

You can pay the judgment, as well you should.

However, Contempt of Court is a crime. Paying the judgment now will not extinguish or mitigate the fact that you have already committed the crime. Never disregard or ignore the orders of a judge. Well, I guess you've already found that out, and will find out more when you go to court.

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IAAL