contempt of court: how to punish the mother for not following a court order

first of all it is my bussiness when my husband asks for my help. i dont get in the court bussiness. i let him handle it. i am just trying to figure out what to do now. looks like we will be going back to court. thank you to the ppl that were nice and helpful. i aint got nuttin for those who were *******s. dont understand why ppl have to b so cruel when i am just asking for a little advice. but oh well that is life!!

My ex wife is Planning a vacation on my holiday visitation with my children.She knows this is my Christmas to have them . Court order says switch holidays . Is she contempt

Originally Posted by Unregistered for the nice person that posted: the problem is that we have a court order for his name to be changed and she wont do it!!! social security will not let my husband do it bc he is not the legal guardian. that is contempt of court in my book and against the law!! if he was in contempt they would be quit to throw him in jail. for the 2nd person who replied rudely: it is my f**in bussiness bc the child comes to my house and i treat him like he is my own. just bc he aint my kid dont mean i dont care about him. we are a family. and for the spelling and puncutation. have ya ever heard of short hand. oh and i guess your one of those b**** ass moms like she is that would do anything to throw their baby daddy in jail!!

WE dont have anything-this is dad's issue to deal with. you are not a party to anything concerning HIS children. just because you are married to dad doesnt give you rights or standing to his children. you are not mom.legally this doesnt concern you. you are noone legally. stay out of it before it causes dad problems.is that clear enough for you. it doesnt matter if the child comes to your house or what you do for the child or how much you love him, you are not his mother.therefore it is not your business.

Originally Posted by Unregistered first of all it is my bussiness when my husband asks for my help. i dont get in the court bussiness. i let him handle it. i am just trying to figure out what to do now. looks like we will be going back to court. thank you to the ppl that were nice and helpful. i aint got nuttin for those who were *******s. dont understand why ppl have to b so cruel when i am just asking for a little advice. but oh well that is life!!

I would be very wary of allowing a person with your "feelings" and attitude around my children.

You'd be better off turning your attention to learning how to read, write, and spell (and speak) properly.

You certainly are no role model for any child.

I know it is hard to remain "unemotional" or detached from the situation. I know personally. Nine years of hardache and pain from my ex wife and her multitude of court ordered contempts. Partially my fault in remaining complacent and letting her to continue to control me. Though over the years I have learned to not let my emotions control me. Cool, well chosen decisions, and consistancy now wins conflicts.

In contrast, sideline yourself. Give support. But keep distance. You'll understand in time.

Originally Posted by Unregistered WE dont have anything-this is dad's issue to deal with. you are not a party to anything concerning HIS children. just because you are married to dad doesnt give you rights or standing to his children. you are not mom.legally this doesnt concern you. you are noone legally. stay out of it before it causes dad problems.is that clear enough for you. it doesnt matter if the child comes to your house or what you do for the child or how much you love him, you are not his mother.therefore it is not your business.

You must be a mother with a father that is married to another woman. Jealousy is all it. Get over yourself, because they are this woman's STEP-CHILDREN. She might not be BIRTH MOM, but she is STEP-MOM. It does matter to this woman and it does affect her and her life.
And to answer your question, you can take the mother to court. Have the father's attorney file a contempt clause. One time may not be enough for a change of custody but by the third time they will most likely do a change of custody. Good Luck.

Originally Posted by Unregistered You must be a mother with a father that is married to another woman. Jealousy is all it. Get over yourself, because they are this woman's STEP-CHILDREN. She might not be BIRTH MOM, but she is STEP-MOM. It does matter to this woman and it does affect her and her life. And to answer your question, you can take the mother to court. Have the father's attorney file a contempt clause. One time may not be enough for a change of custody but by the third time they will most likely do a change of custody. Good Luck.

Making generalizations about people on here is really counterproductive and is often-times inaccurate.

Legally, it really is not the step-parent's business and many judges will tell them so.

You might not like the delivery of the message. It may come across as jealousy or vindictiveness or what-have you. You clearly reacted emotionally instead of responding. There is a difference between reacting and responding.

The fact remains - however - that the step-parents involved with spouses who have issues of child custody with a former spouse is something they must step back from and let their spouse handle. Judges do not appreciate step-parents getting involved and many times it only backfires for the spouses they're trying to emotionally support.