The defendant appealed against a Magistrate’s order for his committal for failure to make payments under a maintenance order registered at the court.
Held: The Magistrate did not have power to commit the defendant to prison without having satisfactory evidence of his ability to pay.
Judges:
Holman J
Citations:
[2013] EWHC 3688 (Fam), [2014] 1 WLR 1934, [2014] Fam Law 440, [2014] 2 FLR 736, [2013] WLR(D) 455
Links:
Statutes:
Maintenance Orders Act 1958 3, Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980 93
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Contempt of Court, Magistrates, Family
Updated: 30 November 2022; Ref: scu.519034
