Attorney Fees
Texas Man Gets 30 Days for Not Paying Legal Bill
Posted May 7, 2008, 01:07 pm CDT
By Martha Neil

Individuals can't constitutionally be imprisoned in Texas for failing to pay
a debt. But because a legal fee represents more than mere money, a state
appeals court has upheld a judge's contempt ruling sentencing a man who
didn't pay a $1,750 attorney fee as required by a family violence protective
order to 30 days in jail.

Jonathan Skero also failed to comply with the order's requirement that he
attend anger management counseling, reports the Southeast Texas Record.

"Attorney's fees are a means of enforcing a legal duty in which the public
has an interest, and the fees are not viewed as mere debts or money
judgments," explains the 9th District appellate panel in its written
opinion.

*you'll notice how all the shysters stick together and that this case
involves alleged "domestic violence"

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