Contempt Petition {C-16}

State of Alabama Unified Judicial System Form C-16 (front) Rev. 7/2013 Court Case Number CONTEMPT PETITION IN THE _________________________ COURT OF ____________________________, ALABAMA (Circuit, District or Municipal) (Name of County or Municipality) ______________________________________________________ v. _______________________________________________________________ Plaintiff Defendant Home Address: _____________________________ __________________________________________ City/State/Zip Code: __________________________ Home Telephone Number: _____________________ Home Address: _____________________________________ _________________________________________________ City/State/Zip Code: _________________________________ Home Telephone Number: ____________________________ Comes now the Petitioner, _____________________________ (name of person requesting that the Respondent be held in contempt) and shows unto the Court as follows: On _____________________________ (date), the Respondent, __________________________ (name), was ordered by the Court to _____________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________. WHEREFORE, the premises considered, the above-named Petitioner moves this Court as follows: (1) That a hearing be set and notice of the date, time and place of this hearing be served on the Respondent and that, at the hearing, the Respondent be required to show cause why he/she should not be held in civil criminal contempt of court; (2) that the Court reduce the arrearages to a judgment with interest and order payments thereon; (3) that, at the hearing, the Court also enter an income withholding order; (4) that such other and further relief be granted as to which the Petitioner may be entitled to and which the Court may deem just. ____________________ Date _______________________________________ Signature of Petitioner Name and Business Address of Attorney: ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ Business Telephone Number of Attorney: ________________ ORDER The court hereby ORDERS that a hearing on the petition be set on ____________________ (date) at ___________ (time) in _________________________________________ (place) for both parties to appear and for the Respondent to show cause why he/she should not be held in contempt of court. ________________________________________ Signature of Judge IMPORTANT NOTICE TO RESPONDENT THE RESPONDENT MAY COMPLETE AN AFFIDAVIT OF SUBSTANTIAL HARDSHIP REQUESTING AN ATTORNEY TO REPRESENT HIM/HER IF CRIMINAL CONTEMPT IS CHECKED ABOVE. THE RESPONDENT WILL BE NOTIFIED IF HIS/HER REQUEST HAS BEEN GRANTED OR DENIED. THE RESPONDENT'S "ABILITY TO PAY" WILL BE A CRITICAL ISSUE IF CIVIL CONTEMPT IS CHECKED ABOVE. THE RESPONDENT WILL BE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO RESPOND TO QUESTIONS AND STATEMENTS ABOUT HIS/HER FINANCIAL STATUS. FAILURE OF THE RESPONDENT TO APPEAR AT THE HEARING MAY RESULT IN THE ISSUANCE OF A WRIT OF ARREST PURSUANT TO RULE 70A(D), ALABAMA RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE. Court Record: Original Petitioner: Copy Respondent: Copy American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com State of Alabama Unified Judicial System Form C-16 (front) Rev. 7/2013 CONTEMPT PETITION RETURN ON SERVICE I certify that I personally delivered a copy of the Contempt Petition to _____________________________ ________________________________ in _____________________________________________________ County. Alabama on ______________________________________________________________________________ (date). Certified mail return receipt received in this office on ________________________________________________ (date). (Return receipt hereto attached). ___________________________ Date Address of Server: ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ____________________________________________ Server's Signature ____________________________________________ Type of Server American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com