What is the test for contempt of court for refusing to comply with an order for payment of a debt?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Swann v. Swann, 2009 BCSC 1462 (CanLII):
In Stevenson v. Stevenson (1997), 3 B.C.L.R. 71, Mr. Justice Craig said: There is no logical reason why wilful refusal of a person to obey an order for payment of money, if he has the means, should not also amount to contempt, even though he cannot be committed for the contempt.
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