Fill and Sign the Order Contempt Form

IN THE ___________COURT OF _______________ (County), ______________ (State) ____________________ PLAINTIFF (Name of Plaintiff) V. CAUSE NO. _______,_______ ____________________ DEFENDANT (Name of Defendant) Affidavit of __________________ (Name of Affiant) ______________________ (Name of Affiant), being duly sworn, deposes and says: 1. I am a member of the attorney of record for the Plaintiff in this action. 2. This is an action for separation. On _____________ (date), a judgment was entered in the court, dated _____________ (date), adjudging that ____________________ (Name of Plaintiff) , Plaintiff, have judgment against ___________________ (Name of Defendant), Defendant, for a separation and directing that Defendant pay to Plaintiff the sum of $____________ per month as permanent alimony, for the separate maintenance of Plaintiff from and after ______________ (date). These payments were to be made as follows: (set forth terms of order) ______________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ . A certified copy of the Judgment, marked Exhibit A, is attached and incorporated herein by reference. 3. On ________________ (date), a copy of the Judgment, certified by the Clerk of the County of _______________, was personally served on Defendant, as appears by the affidavit of ________________________ (name of process server), which is attached as Exhibit B and incorporated herein by reference. 4. The last payment of alimony to Plaintiff by Defendant was made on ________________ (date) , when paid $____________ on the required monthly payment of $____________. Defendant now also owes $____________ for the months of __________________ (list month and year) , for a total of $____________ in unpaid alimony. 5. Because of the failure of Defendant to pay the above-mentioned sums, the rights of Plaintiff have been defeated, impaired, impeded, and prejudiced, in that (state specific harm) ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ . 6. No previous application has been made for the order or relief sought in this proceeding. 7. I request an order to show cause before this court why Defendant should not be punished for contempt for failure to pay the above-mentioned sums of alimony, and why he should not pay $____________ as the costs and expenses of this proceeding, as well as reasonable attorney's fees as found by the court. _________________________ (Printed Name of Affiant)___________________________ (Signature of Affiant) SWORN to and subscribed before me, this the ____ day of _____________, 20____. _____________________________ NOTARY PUBLIC My Commission Expires: ___________________