This is a Complaint pleading for use in litigation of the title matter. Adapt this form to comply with your facts and circumstances, and with your specific state law. Not recommended for use by non-attorneys.
This is a Complaint pleading for use in litigation of the title matter. Adapt this form to comply with your facts and circumstances, and with your specific state law. Not recommended for use by non-attorneys.
Sometimes, the Judge makes a decision right away. If not, the Judge has 60 days by law to decide the motion.
Your court may have a specific form that needs to be filed for a motion, and you will usually also submit supporting documents like an affidavit in support of the motion, a memorandum of law (if necessary), and exhibits that would be admissible at a hearing.
You can also use an affidavit or several affidavits in support of your motion to show the judge the seriousness of the matter and to support your request for the relief. An affidavit is a sworn statement generally containing first-hand information.
After that, it's whenever the judge gets to it, but generally there are case managers who run the timelines and forward motions to assigned judge's chambers when they can be ruled upon, and typically they are ruled on within 10-30 days, or a hearing is scheduled if one is requested and the judge feels it is necessary ...
Outlining the required elements of an Order to Show Cause Identify the parties involved in the legal action. Set forth the relief requested. Specify the legal basis for the requested relief. Specify the timely filing of the Order to Show Cause. Identify a date and time for the hearing.
A judge is persuaded when an advocate presents an articulate position. To persuade, an advocate must inform. Judges are unfamiliar with the details of their cases until they hear argument. They rely on the advocate to provide the background.
If the trial court declines to rule on a motion after repeated requests and despite explicit, not implicit, requests to rule, the trial court has refused to rule. Object to the court's refusal to rule – either in person or by objection filed with the clerk.
​ Decide whether you agree with the Motion filed by the other party. ​ If you agree with the Motion, work with the other party to complete and file a Stipulation. ​ If you decide that you oppose the Motion (or some part of it) complete and file a Statement Opposing the Motion and its supporting documents.
Filing a motion for a temporary order in divorce can be important when any of the following issues need to be dealt with: Custody and visitation, in which case a temporary order would outline a schedule for when each party has time with the child(ren)