IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS DOMESTIC RELATIONS DIVISION SUMMIT COUNTY, OHIO _______________________________ Plaintiff/Petitioner vs. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) CASE NO.: ___________________________ MOTION NO.: __________________________ SETS NO.: ______________________________ JUDGE _________________________________ MAGISTRATE ___________________________ _______________________________ Defendant/Petitioner/Respondent ORDER TO APPEAR AND SHOW CAUSE From a review of complianant's affidavit attached to his/her motion the court finds there are reasonable grounds to believe that ____________________________________ has violated a prior order of this court. _________________________________ is ordered to appear on _________________________, at ___________ ______.m. before Magistrate ___________________________________, Summit County Domestic Relations Court, 205 South High Street, 3rd Floor, Akron, OH 44308, and show cause why he/she should not be held in contempt for failure to comply with the prior Orders of this Court as specified in the Motion and Affidavit. _________________________________________ JUDGE Pursuant to O.R.C. §2705.031, you are notified of the following: a. b. Your failure to appear at the contempt hearing may result in the issuance of an order of arrest. You have a right to counsel and that, if you believe you are indigent, you must apply for a public defender or court appointed counsel within three business days after receipt of the summons. The Court may refuse to grant a continuance at the time of the hearing for the purposes of your obtaining counsel, if you fail to make a good faith effort to retain counsel or to obtain a public defender. c. If you are found guilty of contempt, you could be sentenced to: 1) For a first offense, a fine of not more than Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250), a definite term of imprisonment of not more than thirty (30) days in jail, or both; For a second offense, a fine of not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500), a definite term of imprisonment of not more than sixty (60) days in jail, or both; or 2) 3) For a third offense, a fine of not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000), a definite term of imprisonment of not more than ninety (90) days in jail or both for a thirty or subsequent offense. Forms and Rules of Court are available on the website at www.drcourt.org Revised July 15, 2008 I:\Website Forms\Show Cause Order American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com