Fill and Sign the Texas Contempt Form

NO. _____________________ IN THE MATTER OF § IN THE DISTRICT COURT THE MARRIAGE OF: § § ______________________________ § (Name of Original Petitioner) § § ________________________ (Name § of County) , COUNTY, TEXAS AND § § _______________________________ § (Name of Original Respondent) § ___________________ (Number) § JUDICIAL DISTRICT Motion for Order of Contempt COMES NOW ___________________________________ (Name of Petitioner) , Petitioner in the above-styled and numbered cause, and files this her Motion for an Order of Contempt against Respondent, _____________________________________ (Name of Respondent) , and in support thereof would show unto the Court the following matters and facts: 1. On _________________________________ (date of final divorce decree) , in the above-entitled court, Petitioner , _____________________________________ (Name of Petitioner) , secured a final judgment of divorce against the Respondent, ___________________________________ (Name of Respondent) , a copy of which judgment was served on ____________________________________ (Name of Respondent ’s Attorney) , attorney for Respondent , on ____________________________ (date of service) . A certified copy of the judgment is attached hereto as Exhibit A , and incorporated by reference. 2. Under the provisions of the judgment, it was ordered and adjudged that Respondent pay to Petitioner the sum of $_________________ ( dollar amount) per month from the date of the judgment as spousal maintenance . 3. Since _______________________________ (date Respondent quit paying) , Respondent has failed and refused to pay such monthly sums. Petitioner has made repeated demands on Respondent for such payments, but Respondent has failed and refused, and continues to fail and refuse, to make such payments. As of ______________ _______________ (date amount owed calculated) , there is due and owing to Petitioner from Respondent the sum of $_________________ ( dollar amount) in arrears of spousal maintenance . 4. No previous application has been made for the order or relief sought in this Motion. WHEREFORE, Petitioner requests an order directing Respondent to show cause why Respondent should not be punished as and for a contempt of this Court for Respondent ’s failure and neglect to make the payments of spousal maintenance specified in the judgment of this Court duly made and entered in the office of the clerk of this court on _____________________________ (date of final divorce decree) , and why Petitioner should not have such other and further relief as to the Court may seem just and proper. Respectively submitted on this __________________________________ (date) . ___________________________________ ___________________________________ (Name and Signature of Petitioner) CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on this ___________________________________ (Date) , a true and correct copy of the foregoing instrument was served by regular mail, return receipt requested to Counsel in Charge for Respondent, ___________________________ (Name of Attorney) , at _____________________________________________________ ___________________________________ (street address, city, county, state, zip code) . _________________________________ _____________________________________ (Name and Signature of Petitioner)