{"id":2332,"date":"2022-01-19T07:52:05","date_gmt":"2022-01-19T13:52:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/?p=2332"},"modified":"2022-01-17T20:56:11","modified_gmt":"2022-01-18T02:56:11","slug":"right-to-attorney-and-right-against-self-incrimination-in-texas-custody-enforcement-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/right-to-attorney-and-right-against-self-incrimination-in-texas-custody-enforcement-action\/","title":{"rendered":"Right to Attorney and Right Against Self-Incrimination in Texas Custody Enforcement Action"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"iStock-1139699594-300x200\"When a parent in a Texas custody case fails to comply with a court order, the other parent may petition for enforcement of the court order. The parent seeking enforcement may pursue an order of contempt, which can result in six months\u2019 jail time, a fine of $500 per violation, or both. A father recently appealed<\/a> a contempt order against him, arguing in part that the trial court failed to inform him of his rights to an attorney and against self-incrimination.<\/p>\n

Mother Files Enforcement Action Against Father<\/h3>\n

Several months after the divorce, each party filed an enforcement petition alleging the other violated the decree.\u00a0 The mother asked the court to hold the father in contempt, incarcerate him for up to 180 days, put him on community supervision for 10 years, order him to pay a $500 fine for each violation, and award her attorney\u2019s fees. She alleged he failed to provide documents needed to file tax returns, failed to sign documents to transfer property, and repeatedly interfered with her possession of the child.<\/p>\n

A flight delay had resulted in the mother losing two days of possession. The other incidents were related to a disagreement regarding the exchange of possession.\u00a0 Under the decree, the father was required to surrender the child to the mother at the \u00a0daycare or school, in the parking lot of a specified grocery store if the daycare or school was closed.\u00a0 The decree further permitted each party to \u201cdesignate any competent adult to pick up and return the child. . .\u201d and required either the party or a designated adult to be present for the drop off.<\/p>\n

Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When a parent in a Texas custody case fails to comply with a court order, the other parent may petition for enforcement of the court order. The parent seeking enforcement may pursue an order of contempt, which can result in six months\u2019 jail time, a fine of $500 per violation, or both. 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