Judge Jennifer L. Davis

Applies to

Domestic standing order

Must include

case number

The clerk must complete the Domestic Standing Order with the parties’ names and case number and file it with the case.

Applies to

Pretrial order

The parties must summarize their contentions on each of the eight alimony factors, and an unaddressed factor may not be used at trial.

Applies to

Pretrial order

The completed property schedules are to be attached as Exhibits P-4 and D-4.

For domestic actions served by the sheriff or publication, the clerk must attach the standing order to the original and service copies and give or mail a copy to the attorney or filer.

For domestic cases filed with an acknowledgment of service, the clerk must attach the order to the original complaint and give or mail two copies to the attorney or filer.

If a party will not have a designated witness present, notice to opposing counsel must be given early enough for the other party to subpoena the witness or otherwise obtain the testimony.

The proposed Parenting Plan must be submitted at least five days before a hearing involving custody or parenting time.

A party may file a motion objecting to a videoconference within 10 days; the Court retains sole discretion over how the hearing is conducted.

The Clerk must reassign an inadvertently assigned case within 60 days of its initial filing if the Judge has taken no action on it.

Contact

Phone

Petitioners shall be available by telephone should the assigned judge wish to hear any evidence prior to the entry of an order.

Contact

Email

Self-represented litigants must sign up for the Workshop through the Office of the Court Administration at the stated email address.

Contact

Email

Parties must sign up for the Family Law Workshop through the Office of Court Administration using the provided email address.