Yes.
Why?
Contempt of court is defined as: 1) a valid court order; 2) of which the parent has notice; 3) that the parent is capable of obey; 4) but that the parent nevertheless willfully fails or refuses to obey.
If a decree of divorce or child custody provides that the parents are not to neglect or abuse their children, then if and when a parent neglects or abuses his/her children, he/she is, by definition, in contempt of court.
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