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Court Forms Packet:
Verified Motion for Contempt
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Step 1: Who should use this packet
You should use this form packet if:

  1.    You have a Court order giving you certain rights and/or imposing certain duties or obligations on another party;
  2.    The other party has failed to meet his or her duty or obligation; and
  3.    You would like the Court to hold the other party in contempt for disobeying that Court order.


Step 2: What this packet contains
The packet (link below) is a document, which contains several pages of questions that you complete on the computer.  When you answer the questions, the forms will be filled in automatically.  Once the packet is completed, you must print the forms, sign the forms, make copies, and take them to the Clerk of the Court.  Review your local court rules to find out how many copies you will need, and any additional forms or procedures required in your county.


Step 3: File your Completed Forms

  • Take the originals and copies of your forms to the Clerk of the Court in the county where the action was originally filed.

The Clerk will stamp the forms with a filing date and give you back a copy.

  • Mail one stamped copy of each form that you filed to the other person’s attorney, or the other person if he or she is not represented by an attorney.
  • Leave two stamped envelopes, one with your address and one with the other person’s address, with the Clerk for mailing the Notice of Hearing. This will tell you when your court date is scheduled.


Step 4: The Hearing
Watch the chapter(s) on preparing for your hearing in the video Family Matters: Choosing to Represent Yourself in Court.

Before you go to Court, you should review the Contempt statute (IC 34-47) so that you know what evidence you need to present to the Judge.

  • Dress nicely and be on time
  • You will get to talk first, because you are the one who filed for the motion. Then, the other side will get a chance to talk. Do not interrupt the Judge or the other side

Sometimes, the Judge will make his or decision right away. Sometimes you will have to wait for the decision to come in the mail. The Judge might sign the order you provided or issue one of his or her own. If it has been several weeks since the hearing and you have still not received an order in the mail, call the Court and ask for a copy.

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Last modified on Tuesday, July, 07, 2009