Albrecht v. Superior Court

Opinion

SPARKS, J.

The issue presented in this writ proceeding is whether a postdissolution contempt citation may validly be served upon counsel for an absent party without a factual showing of concealment and of reasonable efforts to give notice to the missing party. We hold that it may not and issue the writ.

Petitioner, a citee in a contempt of court proceeding, seeks through her counsél a writ of mandate/prohibition directing respondent superior court (Court) to quash service of the order to show cause and restraining it from proceeding further on the ground she was not properly served with…