§ Rule 1910.25-5 Civil Contempt Contempt Order Incarceration

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Rule 1910.25-5. Civil Contempt. Contempt Order. Incarceration

    (a) No respondent may be incarcerated as a sanction for contempt without an evidentiary hearing before a judge.

    (b) An order committing a respondent to jail for civil contempt of a support order shall specify the conditions the fulfillment of which will result in the release of the respondent.

    Note: The time periods set forth in Rules 1910.25 through 1910.25-6 are for the benefit of the plaintiff, and not for the defendant. The goal is the prompt initiation of contempt proceedings because of the importance of ongoing support payments. The time periods in no way limit the right of either the domestic relations section or the plaintiff to proceed with a contempt action.