Contempt of Court

**Sabre** · 09-02-2009, 03:24 PM

My Ex-wife has not allowed me to see my children on more than 20 Wednesdays (or any 1 over night during each week) during the past 4 years. She will not allow me to have them on Fridays through Sundays as ordered as my kids are in sports and instead will not allow me to pick them up until after their sports practices or games on Saturday afternoons or evenings over the past 4 years.

I've sent her numerous e-mails (accepted in King County WA courts) stating that she needs to let me see the kids as per our parenting plan and she refuses with 1 excuse or another or simply never responds. The total missed visitation days is somewhere around 300 or so, I'd have to count each that I've missed them.

My question is this: Can I hold her in contempt of court for each and every missed visitation time such as each Wed and Fri that I've not been allowed to see our kids in the same court action and do I have to list each and every date that we missed or met on Saturday vs Friday?

jk · 09-02-2009, 04:07 PM

Quoting Sabre

My question is this: Can I hold her in contempt of court for each and every missed visitation time such as each Wed and Fri that I've not been allowed to see our kids in the same court action and do I have to list each and every date that we missed or met on Saturday vs Friday?

You don't hold her in contempt. She would be in contempt of the court for failing to act as their order requires. You will have to file with the courts an ask them to find her in contempt and demand she follow the order.

**Sabre** · 09-02-2009, 06:01 PM

Thank you for your kind response. My question was more for the purpose of asking the courts to hold her in contempt. Can I ask them to hold her in contempt for each missed visit was my question. In this case she would be found in contempt for more than 200 counts, or is it one count where each day is included in this action?

jk · 09-02-2009, 06:55 PM

that is up to the courts but generally, they are not going to be held in contempt for each individual action. Along with that, if you have not taken action for 4 years, the courts are going to take things just as you saw them; not important enough to take action.

that is a long time to go without complaining about a problem.

**Sabre** · 09-02-2009, 10:04 PM

ah, thank you sir. I have many emails over the years complaining to her and each time I don't agree with her way, she kept the kids from me longer and refused to answer the phone..

I made the mistake of trying to get along with her vs fighting all the time. It's not good for the kids.

Again.. Thank you. I plan on providing many emails and text messages with this action.