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I previously discussed the requirements for filing a Contempt action here in Orange County. However, many individuals sometimes question why bother filing a Contempt action if the citee will continue to disobey court orders? From an Orange County family law perspective, if you are successful in your Contempt hearing, the punishment can be severe. Once the moving party is able to prove that the citee is in contempt of court, what is the punishment?

Pursuant to CCP section 1218(c), a citee who is found in contempt of court for failure to comply with a court order under the Family Code must at minimum, be sentenced to the following:

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The plot thickens in the John Edwards/Rielle Hunter extra-marital affair scandal as a North Carolina judge found former John Edwards campaign staffer, Andrew Young, in contempt of court for failing to turn over a sex tape featuring the onetime presidential candidate and his mistress, Rielle Hunter.

North Carolina Superior Court Judge Abraham Jones ruled that Young has until Wednesday at 2 p.m. to turn over the tape, according to the Raleigh, N.C., News and Observer. If Young surrenders the tape, there will be a hearing to determine whether he and his wife Cheri have complied with the order, Jones said at the hearing at the Chatham County Courthouse in Hillsborough, N.C.

After the hearing today, the Youngs said they never had any intention of distributing the tape or showing it publicly, according to the News and Observer. They said they have no problem with turning the materials over to the court to be sealed until the civil case over possession is resolved. The tape is currently in a safety deposit box in Atlanta.

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