# Court order situation

**URL:** <https://forum.rosen.com/t/court-order-situation/7914>\
**Category:** Divorce and Separation Answers\
**Created:** [April 2, 2009, 3:22pm UTC](https://forum.rosen.com/t/court-order-situation/7914 "2009-04-02T15:22:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![witwat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ac8455/32.png) [@witwat](https://forum.rosen.com/u/witwat)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2009, 3:22pm UTC](https://forum.rosen.com/t/court-order-situation/7914/1 "2009-04-02T15:22:46Z")

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I just have a question. Back in 2007 my x husband left and we drew up a divorce court ordered agreement. He had stopped paying and I’ve had it in the court system for going on 2 yrs. I was told at the time if I had it as a court order and he stopped paying there would be a more immediate action, which has not been the case. There is a possibility that I may have another agreement written if we settle out of court. My question is that how can it be worded or what legal verbage do I need in the event he decides not to follow it to protect myself. Can I have worded if he doesn’t pay he will go directly to jail… ?  
Thanks in advance,  
wit wat

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**Author:** ![Erin\_Clarey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9de0a6/32.png) [@Erin\_Clarey](https://forum.rosen.com/u/Erin_Clarey)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2009, 2:13pm UTC](https://forum.rosen.com/t/court-order-situation/7914/2 "2009-04-03T14:13:07Z")

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If your ex is in violation of the court order you must make a motion to have him held in contempt, you cannot agree to have someone sent to jail. A court must find that someone is willfully violating a court order before they will be held in contempt, even then there is no guarantee the judge will send that person to jail.