IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF COBB COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
Petitioner: ____________________________________
and
Civil Action File No.: __________________________
Respondent: __________________________________
PETITION FOR CITATION OF CONTEMPT
NOW COMES___________________________ (your full name), Petitioner in the above-styled action, and submits this
Petition for Citation of Contempt and shows the Court as follows:
1. An Order was entered in the Superior Court of__________________________ County as follows:
The case name as it appeared in the prior action: ___________________________________________
Civil Action File Number (use the letter and number from that case): _________________________
The date the Order was filed in the Court: ______________________________________________
A copy of that Order is attached.
2.
Respondent is subject to the jurisdiction of this Court (where Respondent lives in Georgia or can be personally
served in Georgia) and may be personally served with a copy of this Petition and Rule Nisi at
_______________________.
Respondent is not a resident of Cobb County. Respondent lives in __________________ County, Georgia and
shall be served with a copy of this Petition and Rule Nisi by second original.
Respondent is subject to the jurisdiction of this Court pursuant to the Georgia Domestic Relations Long Arm
Statute (where Respondent is a non-resident of Georgia and you are seeking a contempt action against the
opposing party for failure to pay child support/alimony, to obtain health/life insurance coverage, to pay medical
expenses, to turn over property, or to pay other expenses) and may be personally served with a copy of this
Petition and Rule Nisi at ___________________________________ by second original.
3. In the prior Order, Respondent was ordered: (check all that apply)
to pay to Petitioner the amount of $____________ per ________________ per child in child support, and
owes $______________ to Petitioner as of the date of the filing of this Petition.
to allow Petitioner to visit with the minor child(ren) but has refused to do so.
to give to Petitioner the following possessions but has refused to do so: _____________________________
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Other: ________________________________________________________________________________
4. Respondent was able to do what the Court ordered. Respondent’s refusal to do so is willful.
5. Respondent should be held in contempt of this Court’s Order and confined to the common jail of Cobb County until
s/he purges him/herself of said contempt.
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“Contempt Packet”
Page 5 of 11
Provided by the Superior Court of Cobb County.
rev. 04/2009