Practicing With Professionalism - South Carolina Bar Association

fail to pay and finally owed in excess of $50,000 in back child
support.) (suspension, one year-one day);
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d. People v. Primavera, 904 P.2d 883 (Colo. 1995). (Fonner
district attorney, cited for contempt for failure 'to pay child
support, paid the arrearage within a few months and the contempt
citation was dismissed.) (public censure);
e. People v. Ko/enc, 887 P.2d 1024 (Colo. 1994). (The absence ofa
contempt finding by the' trial court concerning an attorney's
willful failure to pay court-ordered child support did not prevent
sanctions for that misconduct; in addition, attorney failed to
report driving while ability impaired and driving without a
license convictions; and failed to segregate funds.) (disbarment);
f. People v. Tucker, 837 P.2d 1225 (Colo. 1992). (Attorney, who
claimed his failure to pay child support was not willful because
of his inability to make the payments, was' shown to have
manipulated his law finn and personal accounts; nonpayment
was found to be·willful. Attorney argued that the failure to pay
child support, standing alone, did not subject an attorney to
professional discipline. The court held to the contrary, citing the
attorney's disregard of a court ruling, and citing other provisions
of ththe )code of Professional Responsibility.) (suspension, six (
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C. Other rules pertain to certification compliance with child support orders:
1. Rules Governing Admission to the Bar. Rules 201.6, 201.9 on
licensing, and Rule 227 on registration fees;
2. Colorado Rules of ,Procedure Regarding Attorney Discipline and
Disability Proceedings, Colorado Attorneys' Fund for Client
Protection, and Mandatory Continuing Legal Education and Judicial
Education; and
3. Rule 251.8.5 relates to immediate suspension for failure to pay child
support.
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