Christian Circuit Court Adjournment & Extension Requirements

CRITICAL

A party unable to attend must immediately notify the moving party and try to agree on a new hearing time; if that fails, the party must immediately file a written continuance motion stating reasons and send copies to Family Court Staff and the Clerk, subject to the stated dependency-case and Court-discretion provisions.

An attomey or pro se party who will be unable to be present at the time scheduled in the motion shall immediately notify the moving attorney or pro se party and attempt to establish a mutually agreeable time for hearing the motion. If unsuccessful, the party seeking continuance shall immediately file a motion for continuance in writing, state the reasons for the continuance, and shall send a copy directly to the attention of the Family Court Staff, as well as filing the motion with the Clerk. Any motion for continuance in a dependency, neglect or abuse matter shall comply with the requirements of FCRPP 23. The Court shall have discretion to allocate costs by reason of a continuance upon a showing of good cause. The Court has final discretion in the granting or denying of any continuance and may require the hearing to proceed even if the parties agree to the continuance.

CRITICAL

Anyone unable to attend a motion hearing must immediately try to agree on another hearing time with the moving attorney; if that fails, the party seeking a continuance must immediately file a written motion and alert the judicial assistant.

An attorney or party who cannot be present at the time set for a motion shall immediately contact the moving attorney and attempt to establish a mutually agreeable time for the hearing of the motion. Should this prove unsuccessful, the party desiring the continuance shall immediately file a written motion for continuance and shall also alert the Presiding Judge's judicial assistant of the pendency of a motion seeking a continuance.

WARNING

The court may waive or modify the motion-related time limits and requirements for good cause or in the interests of justice.

E. These time limits and requirements may be waived or modified by the Court upon a showing of good cause or in the interests of justice.

WARNING

Mediation continues while interim relief is sought unless the Court orders otherwise or the Mediator or either party decides to adjourn pending disposition.

Mediation shall continue while such interim relief is sought, absent a contrary order of the Court or a decision of the Mediator or either party to adjourn pending disposition.