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==Contempt of court==
If the other party persistently refuses to live up to their obligations under a court order, you may have no choice but to make an application to court for a finding that the other party is "in contempt of court. " Contempt of court is punishable by a fine, jail time, both a fine and jail time, or by something else altogether, like community service. Both the Supreme Court and the Provincial Court have certain powers to punish someone for breaching their orders under the legislation, as was discussed above, but only the Supreme Court has the power to punish for contempt. Unlike the Provincial Court, the Supreme Court has something called ''inherent jurisdiction'', meaning that the scope of its authority is limited only by our Constitution and the rules of the common law. As a result, the court can punish a party for contempt of court without being confined to the provisions of any particular statute.
The Supreme Court decision in the 2012 case of [https://canlii. You can'ca/t simply mail or fax a /fwd2h Neufeld v Nesbitt] summarizes the principles governing contempt application to described by the other party's address for serviceCourt of Appeal in an earlier decision, [https://canlii. You will need to show the courtca/t/fwd2h Larkin v Glase], from 2009:
The people found to be in contempt of court in the Neufeld and Larkin cases were sent to jail, and both of these cases were family law cases. However, the actions of these people were very serious; the court rarely sends people to jail for contempt. The court's primary goal is to get someone who has breached an order to comply with the order. Most of the time, the court will give someone the opportunity to "cure" their contempt by complying with the order before punishing them, or instead give them a warning that future breaches of the order will be dealt with more severely. The rule governing contempt applications is Rule 21-7 of the [http://canlii.ca/t/8mcr Supreme Court Family Rules]. You can bring an application for a finding of contempt under the normal rules governing interim applications. The only difference from the normal rules is that you must personally serve the person with your Notice of Application and other materials for the contempt application, and you can't simply mail or fax the application to the other party's address for service. See [[How Do I Personally Serve Someone with Legal Documents?]] in the Helpful Guides & Common Questions part of this resource, in the section Other Litigation Issues. You will need to show the court: *the terms of the order you say were breached,*exactly how the order was breached,*that the other party intended to breach the order, and*the harm resulting from the breach. Because the consequences of a finding of contempt can include jail, the court will be very particular about how the application is prepared and presented. You may want to consider consulting with a lawyer about process processes and procedure procedures, and the legal test to prove contempt , before you start working on your materials.
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