contempt in family court Legal Knowledge: contempt is vexatious if one party is going back on any agreement and has a pattern of alienating behaviors Fairness & Impartiality: do something to stop alienating behaviors and enforce custody orders when in contempt Judicial Temperament: what is the point of a judge who gives no consequences Communication: contempt is vexatious in nature when repeatedly going against the best interests of the child and it always results in parental alienation. if you enforced consequences at the contempt hearing it may have stopped the parents alienation from the other parent but you allowed it to go on without any repercussions