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Civil Contempt Finding Appropriate—Defendant Failed to Comply With Order to Pay Attorney’s Fees

The Second Department explained the criteria for civil contempt.  The order which was not complied with here required defendant to pay attorney’s fees in a divorce proceeding:

To prevail on a motion to punish for civil contempt, the movant must establish (1) that a lawful order of the court, clearly expressing an unequivocal mandate, was in effect, (2) that the order was disobeyed and the party disobeying the order had knowledge of its terms, and (3) that the movant was prejudiced by the offending conduct” … . The movant has the burden of proving contempt by clear and convincing evidence … . Here, where it is undisputed that the defendant did not comply with the clear mandate of the court’s order …, the plaintiff met his burden on the motion … . Moreover, under the circumstances of this case, less drastic enforcement measures than seeking to hold the defendant in contempt would have been ineffectual … . Hayes v Barroga-Hayes, 2014 NY Slip Op 03488, 2nd Dept 5-14-14

 

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