What is the consequence of a contempt finding?

Ontario, Canada


The following excerpt is from Nelson v. Davidson, 2021 ONCJ 70 (CanLII):

[17] The respondent did not act reasonably. This resulted in the contempt finding. The contempt finding was the last resort of the court to enforce the access order. See: Hefkey v. Hefkey, 2013 ONCA 44.

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