tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post6334593803740472267..comments2024-03-12T21:13:06.850-05:00Comments on Legal Schnauzer: Alabama Woman Winds Up In Jail Over a Divorce Settlement That Looks Shaky On Paperlegalschnauzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09619089628125964154noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post-69398853656528600882012-10-22T16:30:31.899-05:002012-10-22T16:30:31.899-05:00Anon at 3:37--
Based on my research, this seems t...Anon at 3:37--<br /><br />Based on my research, this seems to be highly irregular. One Alabama Web site says the usual penalty for violation of a divorce degree is no more than five days in jail. It appears that is the maximum if the judge determines it is a criminal contempt. If the judge determines it is civil contempt, the jail period can be longer. It appears Judge Reynolds has determined this is civil contempt, and he plans to hold Ms. Wyatt indefinitely. Technically, Reynolds might have the authority to do that, but like you, I find this to be abusive--and you do wonder what is going on with her lawyers.<br /><br />The bigger issue, of course: Is this settlement agreement and the resulting order even valid? I see powerful signs that the answer is no.legalschnauzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09619089628125964154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post-10631445718587033802012-10-22T15:37:30.389-05:002012-10-22T15:37:30.389-05:00IT HAS ALMOST BEEN 3 MONTHS. IS THIS EVEN LEGAL IN...IT HAS ALMOST BEEN 3 MONTHS. IS THIS EVEN LEGAL IN ALABAMA THE JUDGE HOLDING THIS WOMAN FOR THIS LONG OF A TIME WITHOUT BAIL. COULD SOMEONE PLEASE FIND THIS WOMAN ANOTHER LAWYER BECAUSE FROM WHAT I SEE HER LAWYER CANNOT BE DOING HER JOB....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post-83362982090848115822012-10-13T17:06:15.156-05:002012-10-13T17:06:15.156-05:00Check into the complete background of Bonnie Sue C...Check into the complete background of Bonnie Sue Cahalane Edwards Knox Wyatt Plier. It will shed LIGHT on her & the situation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post-2254491561017003402012-10-10T09:22:40.844-05:002012-10-10T09:22:40.844-05:00Reynolds has never even gave this woman a bail. Th...Reynolds has never even gave this woman a bail. Thats why she has been in there all of this time. I feel like that is totally unfair. Especially when I look in the Clanton Advertiser and saw that the case that was just solved about the two men who killed that woman in 1998 was given a bail when they were arrested last week. I seriously pray that something can be done to help this woman. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post-74873821345213607852012-10-08T21:35:42.562-05:002012-10-08T21:35:42.562-05:00Do not attempt to make sense of this ruling by Sib...Do not attempt to make sense of this ruling by Sibley Reynolds. The crap that emanates from his courtroom is indescribable. I live 100 miles from his majesty's kingdom, but I hear of his cruelty to his subjects.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post-61117276949897826402012-10-08T13:54:07.876-05:002012-10-08T13:54:07.876-05:00Chip Cleveland will throw a case in a heartbeat......Chip Cleveland will throw a case in a heartbeat... and smile in your face. His father is also an attorney in Prattville. Chip was so lowbrow that his own father could not tolerate him. That's why it's Cleveland & Riddle - not Cleveland & Cleveland.<br /><br />I hear his father is a decent man. Sometimes apples do fall a LONG way from the tree.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post-51477376530816750182012-10-08T11:00:59.913-05:002012-10-08T11:00:59.913-05:00@TLR
Due process applies nowhere in Virginia or f...@TLR<br /><br />Due process applies nowhere in Virginia or for that matter the whole of the U.S. if a bankster needs to circumvent the FDIC.(A banker's & the Federal Bureau of Investigation interests always supersede everything & everybody- rule no.1.)<br /><br />What is it about the 5th Amendment that Judge Henry Coke Morgan & the feds running dog-David W. Bouchard don't understand?<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution<br /><br />Legal giant Scott Horton- I'm sure his stomach would turn if he the knew origins of the Hyde Amendment:<br /><br />http://www.harpers.org/archive/2010/09/hbc-90007663jeffrey spruillnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post-37441678577498831512012-10-08T09:55:37.047-05:002012-10-08T09:55:37.047-05:00Barb:
That's a very interesting find. It says...Barb:<br /><br />That's a very interesting find. It says you can be held for no more than five days on a violation. Ms. Wyatt has been held for almost 11 weeks. I need to do some research on this, try to find the applicable code section. Thanks for sharing.legalschnauzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09619089628125964154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post-14045847102462919462012-10-08T09:25:55.285-05:002012-10-08T09:25:55.285-05:00I find this at a Web site for an Alabama law firm:...I find this at a Web site for an Alabama law firm:<br /><br />http://www.thebirminghamattorney.com/violations-of-divorce-decrees.php<br /><br /><br />What are Contempt of Court Proceedings?<br />Also known as a "Rule Nisi," Contempt proceedings, as stated above, happen when one party brings the other back to court when someone is violating a court order or judgment. Upon a finding of violation of an order, the violating party can be held in civil and/or criminal contempt. <b>The violating party can be sentenced to up to 5 days in jail for violation,</b> be forced to comply with the court's orders, and may have to pay the costs and attorney's fees associated with the action.Barbnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post-51082914527395829112012-10-08T09:05:57.147-05:002012-10-08T09:05:57.147-05:00I've had the experience of being in a court ca...I've had the experience of being in a court case and motions were ruled on with "granted" or "denied." That was it. Drove me crazy. A monkey could do that. Why do these people go to law school if they don't have to give some explanation under the law for what they are doing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post-11623068279139708022012-10-08T08:59:36.990-05:002012-10-08T08:59:36.990-05:00From Code of Alabama:
http://codes.lp.findlaw.co...From Code of Alabama:<br /><br /><br />http://codes.lp.findlaw.com/alcode/12/15/1/12-15-12<br /><br /><br />(a) Subject to the laws relating to the procedures therefor and the limitations thereon, the court may punish a person for contempt of court for disobeying an order of the court or for obstructing or interfering with the proceedings of the court or the enforcement of its orders.<br /><br />(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, the court shall be limited in the actions it may take with respect to a child violating the terms and conditions of the order of protective supervision to those which the court could have taken at the time of the court's original disposition under subsection (a) of Section 12-15-71.legalschnauzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09619089628125964154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post-14588645491456739802012-10-08T08:56:23.680-05:002012-10-08T08:56:23.680-05:00Here is one item I found on the Web about civil co...Here is one item I found on the Web about civil contempt:<br /><br />Civil Contempt<br />Civil contempt occurs when a person refuses to obey a court order. Civil contempt can be "purged" by following the court order. A fine, confinement in jail, or both can be imposed for civil contempt. The sanctions are meant to coerce compliance with the court's order rather than to punish the person. If jailed, the person will be released from jail when he/she complies with the court order. The failure to comply with an injunction (a court order directing a person to do or not do a certain act) can be civil contempt.legalschnauzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09619089628125964154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post-49475361113444299742012-10-08T08:53:51.230-05:002012-10-08T08:53:51.230-05:00Anon at 8:51--
I've been told that contempt o...Anon at 8:51--<br /><br />I've been told that contempt of court is a "non-bondable" charge, that bond does not apply.<br /><br />Perhaps a reader can shine more light on this, but that is my understanding.legalschnauzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09619089628125964154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post-46655014574127273242012-10-08T08:51:47.810-05:002012-10-08T08:51:47.810-05:00This was done with no testimony before the court? ...This was done with no testimony before the court? Unbelievable.<br /><br />Does due process apply in Alabama?TLRnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post-75519950124668759112012-10-08T08:51:40.240-05:002012-10-08T08:51:40.240-05:00Does she not have any family than can pay her bond...Does she not have any family than can pay her bond? <br /><br />This is a story that needs to be on national news.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post-81809214573522389962012-10-08T08:48:17.886-05:002012-10-08T08:48:17.886-05:00Anon at 8:41--
Agreed. And in this case, the cour...Anon at 8:41--<br /><br />Agreed. And in this case, the court file shows no proof of a debt that is owed. If proof was presented during litigation, it's not apparent in the file.legalschnauzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09619089628125964154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post-18393518794262296782012-10-08T08:41:26.035-05:002012-10-08T08:41:26.035-05:00I thought we didn't have debtor's prisons ...I thought we didn't have debtor's prisons in this country, but that's what this sounds like.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com