Welcome to the Child Support Enforcement and Contempt Resources web page. This page is intended as a resource for counsel appointed to represent respondents in proceedings where contempt is sought to enforce a child support, or other court ordered, obligation. In addition to this page, we provide training programs, consultation to attorneys and a listserv. Our office is also responsible for evaluating and assigning appeals in civil contempt proceedings to qualified appellate attorneys including assistant appellate defenders within the Office of the Parent Defender.
Additionally, the Office of Indigent Defense Services and the UNC School of Government collaborate to create quality, cost-effective indigent defense education, including innovative training programs, manuals, and online resources to ensure that indigent defenders have the qualifications, training, and support they need to be effective.
Annick Lenoir-Peek, Parent Defender
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Jacky Brammer, Assistant Parent Defender
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Timothy E. Heinle, Civil Defender Educator, UNC School of Government
Profile and Contact Information
- IDS-039 – Appeal Notification Form May 2021
- Notice of Appeal May 2021
Reference Materials
- District Court Bench Book, Child Support Chapter (enforcement section) Mar 2026Chapter 3 of North Carolina Trial Judges’ Bench Book, District Court, Family Law, 2024 Edition
- District Court Bench Book Volume 2, Contempt Chapter Mar 2026Chapter 12 of North Carolina Trial Judges’ Bench Book, District Court, Family Law, 2024 Edition
- Child Support Services Policy Manual Mar 2026
- North Carolina Child Support Services Handbook Mar 2026
- Who Are The Parties in IV-D Child Support Proceedings? And What Difference Does It Make? May 2021John L. Saxon, Family Law Bulletin #22, January 2007.
- Imputing Income to Parents in Child Support Proceedings May 2021John L. Saxon, Family Law Bulletin #23, July 2008
- 2011 Revisions to the North Carolina Child Support Guidelines May 2021Cheryl Daniels Howell, Family Law Bulletin #24, December 2010
Training and Reference Materials Index
Appeals
- My Client Wants to Appeal a Contempt Order. Now What Do I Do? May 2014by Joyce Terres, from 2014 Child Support: Representing Respondents
- Where Now? Appealing an Order of Contempt May 2011By Joyce Terres, from 2011 Child Support: Representing Respondents
Contempt Hearings
- Advocacy in Child Support Cases–Slides May 2009By Sarah Castaner, from 2009 Child Support Enforcement: Representing Parent Respondents
- Advocacy Issues in Contempt Cases May 2021By Joyce Terres, from 2014 Child Support: Representing Respondents
- Checklist May 2021by Andrew Jones, 2016 Child Support Enforcement: Representing Respondents
- Client Letter May 2016By Andrew Jones, 2016 Child Support Enforcement: Representing Respondents
- Comparison of Criminal and Civil Contempt Jan 2012By Michael Crowell, from 2014 Child Support: Representing Respondents
- Contempt Dec 2013By Michael Crowell, from 2014 Child Support: Representing Respondents
- Criminal and Civil Contempt Flow Chart May 2021By John Saxon
- Dispositions in Criminal Contempt May 2014By Jamie Markham, from 2014 Child Support: Representing Respondents
- Essentials of Contempt May 2011By Michael Crowell, from 2011 Child Support: Representing Respondents
- Post-Disposition Advocacy May 2014By Joyce Terres, from 2014 Child Support: Representing Respondents
- The Law of Contempt May 2009Slides, by John Saxon, from 2009 Child Support Enforcement: Representing Parent Respondents
- Who Are the Parties in IV-D Child Support Proceedings? And What Difference Does it Make? Jan 2007By John Saxon, from UNC-School of Government
Defenses
- Defenses in Child Support Proceedings May 2016By Wendy Sotolongo, 2016 Child Support Enforcement: Representing Respondents
Establishment
- Child Support Establishment May 2009By Cheryl Howell, from 2009 Child Support Enforcement: Representing Parent Respondents
- Disestablishment of Paternity May 2016By Joyce Terres, 2016 Child Support Enforcement: Representing Respondents
- Questions: When the Client Tells You He’s Not the Dad May 2014By Joyce Terres, 2016 Child Support Enforcement: Representing Respondents
Motions
- Rule 60B: Essential Points May 2009Slides, by Ann Anderson, from 2009 Child Support Enforcement: Representing Parent Respondents
Negotiations
- Child Support Negotiations May 2011By Nathan L. McKinney, from 2011 Child Support: Representing Respondents
Appeal Info
- Appeal Notification Form May 2021
- Motion for Appointment of Appellate Counsel (civil contempt – when not previously represented by court-appointed attorney) May 2021
- Motion to Stay Execution of Judgment for Civil Contempt May 2021
- My Client Wants to Appeal May 2021
- Notice of Appeal (civil contempt) May 2021
- Notice of Appeal (criminal contempt) May 2021