Q: I have a daughter who was born in and lives in Lima Ohio and I live in Colorado Springs. How can Colorado child support
How can Colorado hold me in contempt of court if I've never been to court in Colorado?
A:
It sounds like a Court in Ohio may have established a child support order for your daughter, and then those Orders may have been "registered" in Colorado because you live here. In order to hold you in contempt, there has to be Orders that you are alleged to have violated. I do not know all of the facts surrounding this case, but whether or not the orders were established in Ohio or in Colorado, there are specific elements for contempt that must be proven at hearing.
In other words, whoever filed the contempt would have to establish at hearing that there are valid court orders in place, that you had knowledge of those orders, that you have failed to comply with those orders, that you had the ability and /or present ability to comply with the orders, and in the case of punitive contempt, that you willfully failed to comply with those orders.
Even if you have not yet been to Court in Colorado, you should find out when is the next court proceeding and hire counsel to assist you.
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