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Can you be charged if you break a custody court order?

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Anyone who violates a court order may be charged with contempt of court. This can happen one of two ways. The other parent may file a motion for contempt within the family court. The Judge in the family court will then hear the case and determine if the order has been violated. If the Family court Judge finds the party in contempt the Judge has the option of sentencing the offending party to county jail or imposing fines etc... In the alternative, if the parent files a complaint with the police department and criminal charges are filed the case will be heard in a criminal court. Again, the offending party may be sentenced to county jail.

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