Questions You Want Answered > What is the Court Process? (12 entries)
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The first thing you need to know is when and where to go. Check your scheduling order for the time and the date. Google the address and locate the ...
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The first thing you need to do is stop and take a deep breath. Starting the court process may not be the best option for you at this point. ...
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First, don't worry that you have to do something NOW. After you have been served, you have thirty days to file a response, sixty days if you were served outside ...
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At the Scheduling/Initial Conference , you and your spouse and your attorneys appear before a Family Division Master. The Family Division Master will determine the judicial needs of your case, ...
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At your scheduling/initial conference, you will receive lot of papers. You need to read them. They tell you what you have to do, by when you have to do ...
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I used to say that you wear church attire to court. That was until I saw how some people go to church. You should wear what is commonly known ...
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If you have a lawyer, your lawyer should send you copies of all legal documents they file with the court, the other side files with the court or the court issues. ...
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Maryland requires independent corroboration of the grounds for divorce. That means that someone other than you and your spouse must testify about the grounds before you can get a divorce. ...
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The purpose of the conference is to try to settle your case. The Court does not want to have to hold a full trial unless there is no possibility of ...
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“Pendente lite” is a Latin term which means “during the litigation.” Its purpose is to make sure that both parties to the case have enough money to pay their basic ...
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An uncontested divorce is a divorce in which all of the issues concerning grounds for divorce, child custody, spousal and child support, property division and equitable distribution of assets have been ...
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The first thing you have to know is how much trial time you have. Simply because you have two hours of trial time doesn’t mean you have that much time. ...