Contempt of Court

[Rochelle]

How does one go about filing contempt of court charges? I am in MS. And what happens after they are filed? Does the other person get arrested or do they get papers sent to their attorney or what? I've never had to do this.

 

[buka]

In MN, you can file for contempt at the court house -- you don't need a lawyer. Once you file the papers, you will be given a court date, the other party will be served with the papers, and then if that person doesn't show up for court, they can be arrested. Hope that helps.

 

[Rochelle]

Thanks. Although, after today's events, everything else seem pretty trivial.