Preliminary Conference Stipulation Order Contested Matrimonial

A preliminary divorce hearing is an initial meeting after divorce is filed to see if both sides can agree on certain aspects of the divorce and division of properties and marital assets. If the former couple can be civil and reach agreements, it will prevent the judge from making all decisions on their behalf.

A contested divorce in NY lasts about 9 months to a year, on average. Different divorce cases can differ in duration for a variety of reasons. I have been involved in cases that have taken years before a judgment of divorce was signed, and some colleagues have even been involved in decade long divorces.

INTRODUCTION. The Preliminary Conference, still sometimes called an 8-A conference, is a meeting of the attorneys for the parties for the purpose of entering into a stipulation to be so-ordered by the court which will set a discovery schedule.

A preliminary hearing is one of the earliest stages in California's pretrial criminal court process. It is a special proceeding, held before a judge or magistrate, to determine if there is enough evidence to hold you to answer for a trial as to the charges.

About This Article Briefly: A preliminary hearing setting conference (only for felony cases) is a hearing where the judge will set or adjust the date for a preliminary hearing, perhaps rule on requests for experts or independent testing and the prosecutor and defense counsel will discuss resolution of the case.

A contested divorce case in New York begins when a spouse files a divorce action with the court. That spouse then has one hundred and twenty (120) days to serve the other spouse, who has twenty (20) to thirty (30) days to respond. A Request for Judicial Intervention is usually filed early on in such a case.

A preliminary conference precedes a pre-trial. It is officiated by the clerk of court.Often times, there would be no pre-trial anymore but the trial would commence and the judge would issue the decision for the disposition of the case.

A preliminary divorce hearing is an initial meeting after divorce is filed to see if both sides can agree on certain aspects of the divorce and division of properties and marital assets. If the former couple can be civil and reach agreements, it will prevent the judge from making all decisions on their behalf.