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Any person who willfully violates any of the terms of a resolution determining a provisional legal status under this chapter shall be guilty of civil contempt punishable by imprisonment in jail for a maximum term of six (6) months, or by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500), or by both penalties, in the discretion of the competent court. However, no person may be found guilty of civil contempt for failing to pay a debt. Nevertheless, this prohibition does not include civil contempt as may be imposed by the courts in cases in which child support is provisionally fixed and the obligor fails to show just cause for noncompliance therewith.\nHistory —July 23, 1974, No. 140, Part 1, p. 650, § 4; July 27, 2007, No. 78, § 1.