Attorney Jack A. Rounick
You, as a parent, might be found in contempt of a court order if you willfully deny the other parent their court-ordered visitation rights.
NORRISTOWN, Pa. (PRWEB) October 12, 2017
Contempt is defined as the act of violating or disobeying the order of a court. However, courts must use common sense in determining whether a party is in contempt of an order.
“Was there willful intent? Did the other party help cause the problem? Did the party make an attempt to work out a solution?” said family law attorney Jack A. Rounick, who has a “Superb” Avvo rating. “All of these are very relevant and factors that must be considered before finding a party in contempt. There must be willful intent from the other party.”
To educate parents about what constitutes contempt in Pennsylvania family law, Rounick, who has more than five decades of experience providing efficient representation, lists the following three tips:
No. 1: Impede visitation. “You, as a parent, might be found in contempt of a court order if you willfully deny the other parent their court-ordered visitation rights,” noted Rounick. “However, before the court will deem a parent in contempt, interference with visitation must be proven to be a continual problem.”
No. 2: Interfere with communication. Interference can include anything from intercepting e-mails to blocking phone calls in order to prevent contact entirely.
No. 3: Prohibit visitation for failure to pay child support. “A lot of parents erroneously believe that if the other parent has missed child support payments they are entitled to prevent them from seeing their child or children,” concluded Rounick. “In this case, if you try to prevent visitation, you could be found in contempt.”
About Jack A. Rounick, Law Offices of Jack A. Rounick, LLC
Jack A. Rounick has been rated as one of the “Best Lawyers in America” and one of Pennsylvania’s “Super Lawyers.” Practice areas of the Law Offices of Jack A. Rounick include divorce, custody, alimony, child and spousal support, protection from abuse, prenuptial and postnuptial agreements and more. For more information, please call (484) 684-6055, or visit http://www.rounicklaw.com. The law office is located at 25 E. Marshall Street, Norristown, PA 19401.
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