Practice areas
Contempt & Enforcement
A court order is a promise. We make people keep it.
What this covers
Enforcement of support, time-sharing, property, and other obligations already required by a court order.
Your first step
Collect the controlling order and a dated record of missed payments, denied time, or other violations.
Typical timing
A filing can begin promptly; hearing timing and the path to collection depend on the violation and court calendar.
Enforce my court order →Winning the order was supposed to be the hard part. When an ex-spouse ignores support obligations, blocks your parenting time, or treats a judgment as a suggestion, enforcement proceedings turn paper rights back into real ones.
Bring us your order and your records — we’ll handle the rest.
The approach
How the firm handles this
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Document the violation
Missed payments, denied weekends, ignored obligations — we assemble the record with dates and amounts, because judges act on specifics, not frustration.
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File the right motion
Civil contempt, enforcement, or both — the vehicle matters. Support arrears, makeup time-sharing, attorney’s fees, even incarceration for willful non-payment are all on the table.
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Collect, actually
Income withholding, liens, license suspension, judgment interest — enforcement is not a stern letter, it is a toolbox. We use all of it until you are whole.
Common questions
Asked in almost every consultation
My ex stopped paying support. What can the court actually do?
A lot: garnish wages, intercept tax refunds, suspend driver’s and professional licenses, place liens, award you attorney’s fees, and jail willful non-payers until they pay. The system works — once you invoke it.
The other parent keeps denying my time-sharing. Is that enforceable?
Yes. Courts can order makeup time, require parenting courses, shift transportation costs, award fees — and repeated violations can ultimately modify the custody arrangement itself.
Can I stop paying support if I’m denied my time-sharing?
No — and doing so hands the other side a contempt case against you. Support and time-sharing are enforced separately. Keep paying, document everything, and let us enforce your rights the right way.
Talk to someone who has won this fight before.
“I just want to say thank you to Mrs Veronica, Mr Alcides Martinez , Mrs Yasmin n Mr Pablo . For the effort they put in my divorce, a great team that work so diligent for me …”