The Montana Supreme Court reviews a contempt order to "determine whether substantial evidence supports the judgment of contempt, and whether the district court had jurisdiction to issue the order." Malee v. Dist. Court for the Second Judicial Dist., 275 Mont. 72, 75, 911 P.2d 831, 832 (1996).
There is no appeal from a contempt order, and the exclusive method of review in civil proceedings, apart from exceptions listed in M. R. App. P. 6(3)(j), is by application for writ of certiorari, also known as a writ of review. Section 3-1-523, MCA. This Court reviews contempt orders to first determine whether the court acted within its jurisdiction and second whether there is evidence to support the finding of contempt. Animal Found. of Great Falls v. Mont. Eighth Judicial Dist. Court, 2011 MT 289, ¶ 16, 362 Mont. 485, 265 P.3d 659; Jones v. 19th Jud. Dist. Ct., 2001 MT 276, ¶ 16, 307 Mont. 305, 37 P.3d 682; Kauffman v. 21st Jud. Dist. Ct., 1998 MT 239, ¶ 16, 291 Mont. 122, 966 P.2d 715.