California Findings and Orders After Jurisdictional Hearing

Request for Orders in Family Court. A request for order, or RFO, is the act of formally asking a judge to make orders in a legal matter. If the judge issues the requested orders the orders become enforceable by the court's contempt power.

It's when all the testimony has finished. It's after the attorneys have given their closing arguments. It is after the judge has given his legal instructions to the jury. It is after the jury leaves the courtroom to go back and deliberate.

To request orders from the Court such as child custody and visitation, child support, or spousal support, you or the other parent must request an order from the court by filing a Request for Order. The Request for Order forms are used to schedule a court hearing date to obtain court orders in a family law case.

The law and motion practice in California family law cases is conducted through a motion called a Request for Order or RFO. This means that whenever a family law litigant wishes to ask the court to make any temporary orders, or any post-judgment orders, they will file a motion. A motion then sets a hearing date.

Typically, a temporary orders hearing will be handled in one of two ways, either by calling witnesses (including the parties) to the stand and asking them questions aimed at eliciting direct testimony from them (referred to as an evidentiary hearing) or by your attorney offering summaries of what witnesses would say,

A hearing order, when issued by the governing body of a certain area, is essentially the outline of what the hearing is to include, where it is to be held, who is expected to attend, and the legal ramifications of any decision rendered at that time. In law, a judge enters and signs a hearing order.

A request for order, or RFO, is the act of formally asking a judge to make orders in a legal matter. If the judge issues the requested orders the orders become enforceable by the court's contempt power.The term OSC is still used in some courts, such as criminal court, but family court now uses the synonym RFO.

All temporary orders do not always become permanent orders. However, be aware that temporary orders regarding children have a good chance of being a part of the final orders and, therefore, you must be prepared for the temporary orders hearing regarding all child issues.

The law and motion practice in California family law cases is conducted through a motion called a Request for Order or RFO. This means that whenever a family law litigant wishes to ask the court to make any temporary orders, or any post-judgment orders, they will file a motion.