Practice question
A party files only an unverified contempt motion inside the main case. The court has not itself issued a show-cause order or other formal charge adopting its own indirect-contempt initiation. Without the required petition or opportunity to answer, the respondent is adjudged guilty of alleged out-of-court disobedience. Which is correct?
- The stated process omits the applicable initiation and hearing safeguards for indirect contempt.
- Any mention of contempt permits immediate imprisonment.
- The main case automatically supplies every missing formal charge.
- The opponent's verification is never relevant.
- The respondent's silence before any notice necessarily proves guilt.
Legal references
- https://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/2019-rules-of-civil-procedure.pdf — Supreme Court current2019 Rules69–71.
- https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_1-71_civil.html — Rules69–71, read with current2019 and2022 expedited-procedure amendments.
- https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2024/aug2024/gr_261123_2024.html — GR261123, August2024, main decision (Rule71 initiation).
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