In Re Marriage of Cyr and Kay

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• upholding remedial 12 sanctions where the husband had assets to pay his outstanding obligation
• “Because the purpose is remedial, and for the benefit of another, it does not matter what the contemnor intended when he or she refused to comply.”
• remedial sanctions for contempt under C.R.C.P. 107(d)(2) are civil in nature
• “Punitive sanctions for contempt must be supported by findings of fact establishing beyond a reasonable doubt . . . the contemnor’s willful refusal to comply with the order.”
• “The court shall enter an order in writing or on the record describing the means by which the person may purge the contempt and the sanctions that will be in effect until the contempt is purged.”
• contrasting remedial sanctions and punitive sanctions

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