Florida Contempt & Enforcement Attorneys

Florida Contempt & Enforcement Attorneys at Cooper & Cooper, P.A. help families hold the other party accountable when court orders are violated.

Key Takeaways:

• Florida law allows courts to hold a non-compliant party in contempt and impose real consequences for willfully violating a court order.
• Our Florida Contempt & Enforcement Attorneys are a husband-and-wife led team that knows how frustrating it is when an order isn’t followed.
• Cooper & Cooper, P.A. has helped families throughout Northeast Florida enforce support and time-sharing orders for over a decade.

When a Court Order Isn’t Enough on Its Own

Getting a final judgment, a support order, or a parenting plan in place feels like the end of a long process. But for many families, it is only the beginning of a different kind of frustration: what happens when the other party simply does not comply. Missed support payments pile up. Time-sharing exchanges get blocked. Promises made in court quietly stop being kept.

At Cooper & Cooper, P.A., our husband-and-wife legal team understands how exhausting it feels to do everything right only to watch the other side ignore the rules. We have helped families throughout Northeast Florida hold former spouses and co-parents accountable, and we know how to build a case that gets results. From our family to yours, we want to help you enforce what the court already ordered.

Schedule your free consultation with our Florida Contempt & Enforcement Attorneys to discuss what is happening in your case.

What Florida Law Allows When Orders Are Violated

Under Florida Statute 61.14, a court has broad authority to enforce alimony, child support, and other family law orders when a party falls behind or refuses to comply. If a person willfully fails to pay support despite having the ability to do so, the court can hold them in civil contempt, and the burden shifts to that person to prove they genuinely lack the means to comply.

This standard matters because it means excuses alone are not enough. A parent who claims they cannot pay must actually demonstrate it, and our Florida Contempt & Enforcement Attorneys know how to challenge weak or unsupported claims of inability to pay. The same legal framework also applies to violations of time-sharing schedules, where a parent who is repeatedly denied their court-ordered time can seek enforcement and, in some cases, additional remedies.

What Enforcement Can Actually Accomplish

Filing a motion for contempt or enforcement is not about punishment for its own sake. It is about getting your family back on the footing the court originally intended. Depending on the violation, remedies can include back payment of owed support, make-up time-sharing, modification of the underlying order, and in serious or repeated cases, contempt sanctions that carry real consequences for the non-compliant party.

How We Approach Contempt and Enforcement Cases

Support enforcement actions focus on recovering missed alimony or child support payments and ensuring future compliance, often through wage garnishment or other court-ordered collection methods.

Time-sharing enforcement addresses a parent’s repeated failure to honor the parenting plan, with remedies ranging from make-up time to a modified schedule when noncompliance becomes a pattern.

Defending against enforcement actions is equally important when a client is wrongly accused of violating an order or has a legitimate reason for falling behind, and needs representation to present that defense clearly.

Whether you are pursuing enforcement or defending against it, the facts and documentation in your case matter enormously, and that is where preparation makes the difference.

Why Families Turn to Cooper & Cooper for Enforcement Matters

As a husband-and-wife led legal team, we understand family dynamics from both sides, which shapes how we build enforcement cases that hold up in court. We offer evening and weekend consultations and transparent, upfront pricing so pursuing enforcement does not add another financial burden to an already frustrating situation.

We are also qualified litigators who understand the rules of evidence, ready to present a compelling case when an order has been violated. Whether your matter resolves through a single hearing or requires sustained advocacy, we bring the same preparation to every enforcement case we handle.

Speak With Our Florida Contempt & Enforcement Attorneys Today

You should not have to live with a court order that exists only on paper. Cooper & Cooper, P.A. is ready to help you hold the other party accountable and restore the structure your family deserves.

Schedule your free consultation today, from our family to yours.