Ordered that the order is reversed insofar as appealed from, on the law, without costs or disbursements, and that branch of the defendant's motion which was to hold the plaintiff in contempt of court for failing to comply with a provision of the judgment of divorce is denied.
In order to prevail on a motion to punish a party for civil contempt, the movant must demonstrate that the party charged with contempt violated a clear and unequivocal mandate of the court, thereby...
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