| Anyone who has ever been pulled over by the police | | | | disobeying spouse will follow along with Judgment |
| is familiar with the infamous flashing red and blue lights | | | | enforcement. Nevertheless, the complying spouse still |
| that coupled with the piercing siren are capable of | | | | has options for relief. |
| producing panic and terror for the person involved in | | | | If the breach of the Judgment involves violation of child |
| the battle with our men of authority. | | | | support laws where the receiving spouse is not able to |
| Now imagine that those bright lights and wailing sirens | | | | collect support funds from the paying spouse, the |
| are intended for the arrest of the adult who chose to | | | | receiving spouse has the choice to serve a wage |
| violate his or her final judgment for divorce, and it is | | | | assignment form on the other party's employer - which |
| now time to book him or her in jail as punishment. | | | | is a court document instructing the employer to |
| The above divorce situation may sound harsh. Yet, | | | | subtract the support amount from the paying spouse's |
| California family law clearly states that it is illegal for | | | | wages and deliver the funds directly to the receiving |
| divorcing couples to violate the Judgment at any time | | | | spouse. |
| after the divorce has been completed; further, a | | | | If the receiving spouse is still not able to collect the |
| violation is grounds for heavy fines and a jail term. | | | | promised payments, he or she can then ask the court |
| Thus, it is safe to say that both spouses can depend | | | | to take stricter measures. Such measures may include |
| on one another to follow the language of the | | | | suspending or revoking the offending spouse's driver's |
| Judgment, unless one spouse wishes to add on to the | | | | license until support payments are made, or whatever |
| current prison population by going against a divorce | | | | other penalty the Judge feels is enforceable for the |
| court order. | | | | offense. |
| But besides the simple act of good faith, how can the | | | | Should the circumstance involve the violation of a |
| divorcing spouses be assured that each will obey the | | | | custody and visitation agreement, the obeying spouse |
| Judgment after the divorce is final? | | | | may request supervised visitation of the minor children |
| Before asking the California divorce court to arrest | | | | for the times the offending spouse has custody. Or, a |
| one's spouse as punishment for disobeying, there are | | | | child custody modification form can be filed with the |
| actually many options out there for a complaining | | | | Court asking that the disobeying spouse have less |
| spouse to choose from to ensure that the opposing | | | | total time with the minor children until he or she is able |
| party will comply with the Judgment. | | | | to effortlessly follow the Judgment. |
| First, it is wise for the complying spouse to seek the | | | | While cooperation is the best approach, these |
| free assistance provided by the court's Family Law | | | | remedies are available and should be used where |
| Facilitator. Yet seeking divorce aid from a Family Law | | | | necessary. |
| Facilitator does not always guarantee that the | | | | |