Judge Ronald Castorina Jr.
Individual Rules, Standing Orders & Policies
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Limits & Logistics
Document Limits
Courtesy Copies
Courtesy copies
- Email • Upon Filing
Letter, Affidavit, Stipulation
Stipulation To Be So Ordered, Subpoena For Signature, Proposed Order, Proposed Judgment
- Email • Upon Filing
Proposed Order
Court-wideAdjournments
- Every adjournment requires prior Court approval, and an unapproved stipulation to adjourn is invalid and will not be honored.
- Each adjournment request must be submitted in one joint email, provide three proposed dates acceptable to all sides, state whether it is consensual, and comply with Part 125.
- Trial dates are final and will not be adjourned absent extraordinary circumstances.
Request must include
- A conference or motion adjournment request must be sent jointly by email at least two days before the appearance, with all counsel and any pro se parties copied, and must also copy the Judge's secretary.
- Unless an emergency exists, a hearing or trial adjournment request must be made at least two weeks in advance and include an affidavit of actual engagement when applicable.
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Page & Word Limits3 rules
Checked against the court's document on Oct 5, 2026Mandatory
The statement explaining the rationale for a party's position may not exceed two pages.
a statement of no more than two pages setting forth the rationale for their position
Settlement Position Statement
2 pages
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Affidavits, affirmations, and memoranda of law may not exceed 25 double-spaced pages, excluding the table of contents and table of authorities.
Affidavits, affirmations, and memoranda of law shall not exceed 25 pages, double-spaced, exclusive of the table of contents and table of authorities.
Affidavits Affirmations And Memoranda Of Law
25 pages
Checked against the court's document on Oct 5, 2026Mandatory
When requested by the Court, a post-trial memorandum may not exceed 15 pages.
If requested by the Court, a post-trial memorandum of no more than 15 pages shall also be submitted.
Post Trial Memorandum
15 pages
Document Format Requirements7 rules
Checked against the court's document on Oct 5, 2026Mandatory
Electronic storage devices may not be filed as part of a motion.
Do not file CDs, DVDs, flash drives, or other electronic storage devices as part of a motion.
Checked against the court's document on Oct 5, 2026Mandatory
Hard copies of all trial exhibits must be brought to the Court on the trial date.
Hard copies of all trial exhibits shall be brought to the Court on the date of trial as well as uploaded to NYSCEF.
Checked against the court's document on Oct 5, 2026Mandatory
A proposed order, judgment, or similar document prepared for the judge's signature must not place the signature line on a blank page.
All proposed orders, judgments, and similar documents prepared for the judge's signature must not place the signature line on a blank page.
Checked against the court's document on Oct 5, 2026Important
If the parties cannot agree on the Preliminary Conference Order, they must bring hard copies of proposed orders to the conference.
If the parties cannot agree on the terms of the Preliminary Conference Order, they shall bring hard copies of proposed PC Orders to the conference.
Paper
Checked against the court's document on Oct 5, 2026Important
Exhibits in non-NYSCEF cases must be marked with tabs.
For non-NYSCEF cases, exhibits shall be marked by tabs.
Checked against the court's document on Oct 5, 2026Important
The courtesy copy required for papers filed in non-NYSCEF cases must be in PDF format.
For all non-NYSCEF cases, papers requiring filing must be filed with the Ex Parte Office, Matrimonial Office, County Clerk, or Part 44 Clerk (as appropriate) at 60 Centre Street, New York, NY 10007, with a courtesy PDF copy e-mailed to the Principal Law Clerk, copying all sides.
Checked and corrected to match the court's document on Oct 5, 2026Important
Counsel and parties must use Bates numbering and stamping when producing documents.
Counsel and parties must utilize Bates numbering and stamping in the production of documents.
Document Filing Requirements41 rules
Checked against the court's document on Oct 5, 2026Mandatory
At least two days before the preliminary conference, counsel must upload a completed and signed Matrimonial Preliminary Conference Order to NYSCEF.
At least two (2) days prior to the preliminary conference, counsel must upload to NYSCEF: (1) a completed and signed Matrimonial Preliminary Conference Order; (2)
Document Type
Matrimonial Preliminary Conference Order
Checked against the court's document on Oct 5, 2026Mandatory
At least two days before a settlement conference, each party must email the Court an updated Statement of Net Worth, a marital-property and proposed-distribution list, and a two-page-maximum statement of position rationale.
At least two (2) days prior to the conference, each party shall e-mail the Court an updated Statement of Net Worth, a list of all marital property and proposed distribution, and a statement of no more than two pages setting forth the rationale for their position.
Document Type
Settlement Conference Submission
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The Court will not conduct a substantive preliminary conference unless each party has filed a complete Statement of Net Worth.
A meaningful and productive preliminary conference cannot take place without a complete Statement of Net Worth from each party, and the Court will not conduct a substantive preliminary conference in the absence of same.
Document Type
Statement Of Net Worth
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At least one day before the compliance conference, the parties must upload a jointly completed proposed Compliance Conference Order through NYSCEF.
At least one (1) day prior to a compliance conference, the parties shall upload to NYSCEF a jointly completed proposed Compliance Conference Order.
Document Type
Proposed Order
Checked against the court's document on Oct 5, 2026Mandatory
A Note of Issue is mandatory before the pre-trial conference.
A Note of Issue must be filed before the pre-trial conference.
Document Type
Note Of Issue
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At least one week before the pre-trial conference, the parties must file through NYSCEF and exchange the listed pretrial submissions, including financial documents, witness and exhibit lists, expert reports, marked pleadings, and memoranda.
At least one (1) week prior to the pre-trial conference, the parties shall file via NYSCEF and exchange: a statement of proposed disposition; an updated Statement of Net Worth; the parties' most recently filed tax returns; a child support worksheet (if applicable); a proposed maintenance worksheet, where applicable; a witness list with a meaningful offer of proof for each witness; an exhibit list (with pre-marked exhibits); any expert reports not previously exchanged; marked pleadings; and any pre-trial memoranda.
Document Type
Pre Trial Submission
Checked against the court's document on Oct 5, 2026Mandatory
A financial-relief motion filed after the preliminary conference must include an updated Statement of Net Worth.
Motions seeking financial relief, filed after the preliminary conference, must include an updated Statement of Net Worth.
Document Type
Financial Relief Motion
Checked against the court's document on Oct 5, 2026Mandatory
Each motion must include a table of contents identifying every attached exhibit.
Each motion shall include a table of contents listing each exhibit attached to the motion.
Document Type
Motion
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Every specified type of motion paper must state its motion sequence number on the first page.
All motion papers, including the Order to Show Cause, opposition, reply, memoranda of law, exhibits, affirmations, affidavits, and proposed orders of settlement, must state the motion sequence number on the first page.
Document Type
Motion
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An emergency Order to Show Cause must include the required affirmation or affidavit of emergency or may be declined.
Any motion entitled an “emergency” Order to Show Cause must be accompanied by an affirmation or affidavit of emergency pursuant to 22 NYCRR § 202.7 and 202.8 and the CPLR, or the motion may be declined.
Document Type
Emergency Order To Show Cause
Checked against the court's document on Oct 5, 2026Mandatory
An ex parte order-of-protection application must include the Family Protection Registry Information Sheet, and the requesting litigant must attend.
Ex parte applications for orders of protection must be accompanied by the Family Protection Registry Information Sheet, and the litigant seeking protection must be present.
Document Type
Ex Parte Order Of Protection Application
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Every motion submission must include an attorney or self-represented party's certification either that generative AI was not used for the included papers or that all generated text was reviewed for accuracy and approved.
In addition to the foregoing, all submissions with respect to a motion must include a certification by an attorney (or self-represented party) either that no generative artificial intelligence program was used in the drafting of any affidavit, affirmation, or memorandum of law contained within the submission, or that a generative artificial intelligence program was used but that all generated text, including citations, quotations, and legal analysis, was reviewed for accuracy and approved by an attorney (or the self-represented party).
Document Type
Motion Submission
Checked against the court's document on Oct 5, 2026Mandatory
An attorney or party using AI to prepare a filed, submitted, or served paper must carefully review it, ensure it contains no fabricated material, and certify that review by signing.
Accordingly, any attorney or party who uses an artificial intelligence tool, as defined in 22 NYCRR 161.2(a), in preparing any paper, as defined in 22 NYCRR 161.2(b), filed in or submitted to this Court or served on another party in a case before this Court is required to carefully review the paper and independently ensure that it contains no fabricated or fictitious cases, statutes, or other material. By signing such paper, an attorney or party certifies that such a review has been conducted and that the paper contains no such fabricated or fictitious content.
Document Type
Paper
Checked against the court's document on Oct 5, 2026Mandatory
A self-represented party remains responsible for every filing regardless of whether AI tools were used to prepare it.
You are responsible for everything you file, whether or not you used an AI tool to prepare it.
Document Type
Papers
Checked against the court's document on Oct 5, 2026Mandatory
An AI-exhibit identification must state, to the extent known, the tool or process, directing person, nature and extent of the AI contribution, and preservation and availability of the original source material.
The identification shall state, to the extent known: the tool or process used; the identity of the person who directed its use; the nature and extent of the AI contribution; and whether the original, unaltered source material has been preserved and is available for inspection.
Document Type
Exhibit
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A party must identify any AI-created or materially AI-altered exhibit offered at trial, a hearing, or in support of or opposition to a motion.
Any party intending to offer at trial, at a hearing, or in support of or in opposition to a motion any exhibit that was, in whole or in material part, created, generated, enhanced, restored, upscaled, translated, transcribed, or otherwise materially altered by an AI tool shall so identify the exhibit.
Document Type
Exhibit
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An expert disclosure or report must identify any AI tool used in forming the opinion and describe its role in the methodology sufficiently to permit an examination of reliability.
Where an expert, forensic evaluator, or appraiser has used an AI tool in forming any opinion disclosed pursuant to CPLR 3101(d) or in preparing any report submitted to this Court, the disclosure or report shall identify the tool and describe its role in the methodology employed with sufficient particularity to permit examination of its reliability.
Document Type
Expert Disclosure Or Report
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A document may be offered during direct examination only if it appeared on the previously exchanged exhibit list, and a witness may testify only if disclosed on the previously exchanged witness list.
No counsel or party will be permitted to offer a document into evidence during a witness's direct testimony unless the document was disclosed on the previously exchanged exhibit list, and no witness will be permitted to testify unless disclosed on the previously exchanged witness list.
Document Type
Trial Exhibits
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A response to suspected fabricated authority must address the authority's existence, the paper's preparation and review process, and corrective action taken.
The response shall address whether the cited authority or material exists; the process by which the paper was prepared and reviewed; and any corrective action taken, including notice to the client and to opposing counsel and any amended or withdrawn filing.
Document Type
Response
Checked against the court's document on Oct 5, 2026Mandatory
Counsel or a party intending to offer audio or video evidence must give the Court at least one week's notice.
If counsel or a party intends to offer audio or video evidence, the Court must be given at least one week's notice.
Document Type
Audio Or Video Evidence
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Audio or video evidence created or altered by an artificial intelligence tool must be identified under the Rules' artificial-intelligence provisions.
Any audio or video evidence that was created or altered by an artificial intelligence tool must additionally be identified in accordance with the ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) PROGRAMS section of these Rules.
Document Type
Audio Video Evidence
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Counsel must submit proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law at the conclusion of trial.
At the conclusion of trial, counsel shall submit proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law and an updated spreadsheet listing each item of marital property with its value and proposed distribution as established at trial.
Document Type
Proposed Findings Conclusions
Checked against the court's document on Oct 5, 2026Important
For a custody-only trial without financial issues, the parties must file a proposed parenting plan and need not file an updated Statement of Net Worth.
If the trial concerns custody only with no financial issues, the parties shall instead file a proposed parenting plan and need not file an updated Statement of Net Worth.
Document Type
Proposed Parenting Plan
Checked against the court's document on Oct 5, 2026Important
Before the pre-trial conference, the parties must attempt to execute a stipulation addressing exhibit authenticity, admissibility, and undisputed facts.
Prior to the pre-trial conference, the parties shall attempt to execute a stipulation as to the authenticity and admissibility of exhibits and as to undisputed facts not in dispute.
Document Type
Pretrial Stipulation
Checked against the court's document on Oct 5, 2026Important
Attorneys for children may file a proposed parenting plan and must exchange witness and exhibit lists.
Attorneys for children may file a proposed parenting plan and shall exchange witness and exhibit lists.
Document Type
Proposed Parenting Plan
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If the Court directs it, an attorney or self-represented party must produce cited authorities and pinpoint references within five business days.
The Court may, on its own motion or on application of any party, direct any attorney or self- represented party to furnish within five (5) business days a copy of any authority cited in a paper, together with a pinpoint reference to the page or paragraph supporting the proposition for which it is cited.
Document Type
Cited Authority
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The AI-disclosure rules do not apply to listed routine, non-substantive technical processes that do not alter substantive content.
This section does not apply to routine, non-substantive technical processes that do not alter substantive content, including optical character recognition, file format conversion, spell- check and grammar tools, standard litigation-support redaction and Bates labeling, or ordinary technology-assisted review in discovery.
Requirement
Document requirement
Not confirmed. Read the court's wording below.Mandatory?
All Qualified Domestic Relations Orders not submitted with the Judgment must be submitted within 45 days of the signing of the Judgment and must be accompanied by written plan approval.
Summary: A Qualified Domestic Relations Order filed after the Judgment must be accompanied by written approval of the settlement plan.
Document Type
Qualified Domestic Relations Order
Not confirmed. Read the court's wording below.Mandatory?
Full, accurate, and sworn Statements of Net Worth are mandatory and must be timely filed in strict compliance with this rule.
Summary: Each party must timely file a full, accurate, and sworn Statement of Net Worth before a substantive preliminary conference.
Document Type
Statement Of Net Worth
Not confirmed. Read the court's wording below.Mandatory?
Any opposition must also include an updated Statement of Net Worth.
Summary: An opposition to financial relief must include an updated Statement of Net Worth.
Document Type
Opposition
Not confirmed. Read the court's wording below.Mandatory?
Motions to consolidate Family Court proceedings must include a complete copy of the relevant pleadings and orders, with docket numbers, and a statement of the procedural history and status of the Family Court proceeding.
Summary: A motion to consolidate Family Court proceedings must include copies of relevant pleadings and orders bearing docket numbers and a statement of the other proceeding's procedural history and status.
Document Type
Motion To Consolidate
Not confirmed. Read the court's wording below.Mandatory?
If the certification states that a generative artificial intelligence program was used, the certification must identify the program, specify the documents that include matter generated by the program, and identify which parts of those documents were drafted by the program. One certification pertaining to a party's submission comprised of several such documents shall suffice.
Summary: An AI-use certification must identify the program, affected documents, and program-drafted portions, with one certification permitted for a submission containing several such documents.
Document Type
Motion Submission
Not confirmed. Read the court's wording below.Mandatory?
A party contesting the authenticity of any exhibit on the ground that it is or may be AI- generated or AI-altered shall raise the objection by pre-trial motion filed in accordance with the Pre-Trial Conferences section of these Rules, stating the specific basis for the challenge.
Summary: An AI-authenticity challenge must be raised by a timely pre-trial motion stating the specific basis for the challenge.
Document Type
Pretrial Motion
Not confirmed. Read the court's wording below.Mandatory?
For motions, such identification shall be made with the moving or opposing papers.
Summary: For motions, AI-exhibit identification must be included in the moving or opposing papers.
Document Type
Motion
Not confirmed. Read the court's wording below.Mandatory?
For trials and hearings, such identification shall be made with the exhibit list exchanged and filed prior to the pre-trial conference.
Summary: For trials and hearings, AI-exhibit identification must appear on the exhibit list exchanged and filed before the pre-trial conference.
Document Type
Exhibit List
Not confirmed. Read the court's wording below.Mandatory?
If you do, you must read everything the tool produces and confirm for yourself that every case, statute, rule, quotation, and fact it gives you is real and says what the tool claims it says.
Summary: A self-represented party using an AI tool must read its output and independently verify every cited authority and fact it supplies.
Document Type
Papers
Not confirmed. Read the court's wording below.Mandatory?
The party must provide its own technology, viewable on a
Summary: A party offering audio or video evidence must provide its own viewable technology.
Document Type
Audio Or Video Evidence
Not confirmed. Read the court's wording below.Mandatory?
Where the Court has reason to believe that a paper or submission contains fabricated or fictitious authority or material, the Court will so advise the signing attorney or self-represented party in writing and afford an opportunity to respond within ten (10) days.
Summary: A signing attorney or self-represented party notified of suspected fabricated authority or material has ten days to respond.
Document Type
Response
Not confirmed. Read the court's wording below.Important?
Pendente lite relief may be addressed at the preliminary conference, but only with an accompanying motion.
Summary: Pendente lite relief may be raised at the preliminary conference only if accompanied by a motion.
Document Type
Motion
Not confirmed. Read the court's wording below.Important?
Failure to address an outstanding discovery issue in the order may be deemed a waiver of the issue.
Summary: Failure to address an outstanding discovery issue in the proposed Compliance Conference Order may result in waiver of that issue.
Document Type
Compliance Conference Order
Not confirmed. Read the court's wording below.Important?
A challenge asserted on mere speculation, without articulable indicia of fabrication or alteration, will not be entertained.
Summary: The Court will not entertain an AI-authenticity challenge based on mere speculation without articulable indicia of fabrication or alteration.
Document Type
Pretrial Motion
Filing & Service rules
Electronic Filing Rules
Counsel must electronically upload a completed and signed Matrimonial Preliminary Conference Order to NYSCEF at least two days before the preliminary conference.
At least two (2) days prior to the preliminary conference, counsel must upload to NYSCEF: (1) a completed and signed Matrimonial Preliminary Conference Order; (2)
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Page 2 | CONFERENCES - Preliminary Conferences
The parties must electronically upload the proposed Compliance Conference Order through NYSCEF.
At least one (1) day prior to a compliance conference, the parties shall upload to NYSCEF a jointly completed proposed Compliance Conference Order.
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Page 3 | Compliance and Status Conferences
The parties must electronically file the listed pre-trial submissions through NYSCEF.
At least one (1) week prior to the pre-trial conference, the parties shall file via NYSCEF and exchange: a statement of proposed disposition; an updated Statement of Net Worth; the parties' most recently filed tax returns; a child support worksheet (if applicable); a proposed maintenance worksheet, where applicable; a witness list with a meaningful offer of proof for each witness; an exhibit list (with pre-marked exhibits); any expert reports not previously exchanged; marked pleadings; and any pre-trial memoranda.
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Page 4 | Pre-Trial Conferences
Stipulations for so-ordering, subpoenas requiring signature, and proposed orders and judgments requiring signature must be filed through NYSCEF, with courtesy copies emailed to the Principal Law Clerk.
Stipulations to be so-ordered, subpoenas for signature, and proposed orders and judgments for signature must be filed to NYSCEF, with courtesy copies e-mailed to the Principal Law Clerk.
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Page 8 | ELECTRONIC FILING (NYSCEF)
All trial exhibits must be uploaded to NYSCEF, and hard copies must be brought to the Court on the trial date.
Hard copies of all trial exhibits shall be brought to the Court on the date of trial as well as uploaded to NYSCEF.
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Page 8 | TRIALS AND HEARINGS
E-filing through NYSCEF is encouraged for contested Part 44 matrimonial cases.
Contested matrimonial cases in Part 44 are encouraged to be e-filed through NYSCEF.
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Page 8 | ELECTRONIC FILING (NYSCEF)
Opposition papers and any appropriate reply must be submitted electronically through NYSCEF.
Opposition, and reply if appropriate, must be received via NYSCEF no later than close of business at 5:00 p.m. on the night prior to the scheduled appearance.
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Page 4 | MOTIONS
In non-NYSCEF cases, papers requiring filing must be submitted to the appropriate listed court office, and a courtesy PDF must be emailed to the Principal Law Clerk with all sides copied.
For all non-NYSCEF cases, papers requiring filing must be filed with the Ex Parte Office, Matrimonial Office, County Clerk, or Part 44 Clerk (as appropriate) at 60 Centre Street, New York, NY 10007, with a courtesy PDF copy e-mailed to the Principal Law Clerk, copying all sides.
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Page 8 | ELECTRONIC FILING (NYSCEF)
The Court strongly encourages early NYSCEF conversion of paper cases, ideally before the preliminary conference, because only documents filed after conversion are accessible on NYSCEF.
The Court strongly encourages early conversion of paper cases, ideally before the preliminary conference, as only documents filed after conversion are accessible on NYSCEF.
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Page 8 | ELECTRONIC FILING (NYSCEF)
Filing Timing and Cure Windows
Judgments of Divorce must be submitted within 60 days, failing which the action may be deemed abandoned and dismissed.
All Judgments of Divorce must be submitted within 60 days or the action may be deemed abandoned and dismissed.
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Page 1 | GENERAL RULES (Shall be strictly adhered to)
A Qualified Domestic Relations Order not submitted with the Judgment is due within 45 days after signing and must include written plan approval.
All Qualified Domestic Relations Orders not submitted with the Judgment must be submitted within 45 days of the signing of the Judgment and must be accompanied by written plan approval.
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Page 1 | GENERAL RULES (Shall be strictly adhered to)
The settlement-conference submission must be emailed to the Court at least two days before the conference.
At least two (2) days prior to the conference, each party shall e-mail the Court an updated Statement of Net Worth, a list of all marital property and proposed distribution, and a statement of no more than two pages setting forth the rationale for their position.
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Page 3 | Settlement Conferences
The proposed Compliance Conference Order is due through NYSCEF at least one day before the compliance conference.
At least one (1) day prior to a compliance conference, the parties shall upload to NYSCEF a jointly completed proposed Compliance Conference Order.
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Page 3 | Compliance and Status Conferences
The Note of Issue filing deadline is before the pre-trial conference.
A Note of Issue must be filed before the pre-trial conference.
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Page 3 | Pre-Trial Conferences
Opposition papers and any appropriate reply must be received through NYSCEF by 5:00 p.m. on the evening before the scheduled appearance.
Opposition, and reply if appropriate, must be received via NYSCEF no later than close of business at 5:00 p.m. on the night prior to the scheduled appearance.
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Page 4 | MOTIONS
All pre-trial motions, including motions in limine, must be filed by Order to Show Cause at least three weeks before the pre-trial conference so they can be returnable at that conference.
Any pre-trial motions, including motions in limine, shall be made prior to the pre-trial conference, and in any event filed by Order to Show Cause at least three (3) weeks prior to the pre-trial conference so that they may be made returnable at that conference.
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Page 4 | Pre-Trial Conferences
The required pre-trial submissions must be filed through NYSCEF and exchanged at least one week before the pre-trial conference.
At least one (1) week prior to the pre-trial conference, the parties shall file via NYSCEF and exchange: a statement of proposed disposition; an updated Statement of Net Worth; the parties' most recently filed tax returns; a child support worksheet (if applicable); a proposed maintenance worksheet, where applicable; a witness list with a meaningful offer of proof for each witness; an exhibit list (with pre-marked exhibits); any expert reports not previously exchanged; marked pleadings; and any pre-trial memoranda.
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Page 4 | Pre-Trial Conferences
Service and Proof of Service Rules
A movant seeking interim relief other than an ex parte order of protection must forward the unsigned order to every party or counsel with a letter stating the hearing date, time, and location.
If the Order to Show Cause seeks a temporary restraining order or other interim relief (other than an ex parte application for an order of protection), the movant must first contact the Part Clerk to obtain a date and time to present the order to the Court, and must forward a copy of the unsigned order to all parties or their counsel together with a letter notifying them of the date, time, and location of the hearing on the request for interim relief.
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Page 5 | MOTIONS
Courtesy Copy Requirements
Courtesy copies of documents filed to NYSCEF for signature must be emailed to the Principal Law Clerk.
Stipulations to be so-ordered, subpoenas for signature, and proposed orders and judgments for signature must be filed to NYSCEF, with courtesy copies e-mailed to the Principal Law Clerk.
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Page 8 | ELECTRONIC FILING (NYSCEF)
A courtesy PDF copy of papers filed in non-NYSCEF cases must be emailed to the Principal Law Clerk with all sides copied.
For all non-NYSCEF cases, papers requiring filing must be filed with the Ex Parte Office, Matrimonial Office, County Clerk, or Part 44 Clerk (as appropriate) at 60 Centre Street, New York, NY 10007, with a courtesy PDF copy e-mailed to the Principal Law Clerk, copying all sides.
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Page 8 | ELECTRONIC FILING (NYSCEF)
Because Chambers does not receive automatic NYSCEF upload notice, a courtesy copy of any letter, affidavit, or stipulation submitted to be so-ordered must be emailed directly to the Judge's law clerk.
Chambers does NOT receive automatic notice when documents are uploaded to NYSCEF. A courtesy copy of any letter, affidavit, or stipulation to be so-ordered must be e-mailed directly to the Judge's law clerk.
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Page 2 | COMMUNICATIONS
Filing Bundling Requirements
Custody and visitation motions may not be combined with motions concerning financial issues.
Motions regarding custody and/or visitation shall be filed separately from motions regarding financial issues.
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Page 5 | MOTIONS
Pre-Motion Conference Requirements
A preliminary conference must occur at the first appearance or on the return date of the first motion unless the Court directs otherwise, with all parties and counsel present.
A preliminary conference shall take place on the case's first appearance or the return date of the first motion, unless otherwise directed by the Court. All parties and counsel must be present.
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Page 2 | CONFERENCES - Preliminary Conferences
Before filing a motion, counsel must make a good-faith effort to resolve the issue, including seeking a court conference when appropriate, unless an emergency exists.
Before filing a motion, counsel must make a good faith effort to resolve the underlying issue, including by contacting the Court for a conference where appropriate, absent an emergency.
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Page 4 | MOTIONS
Before filing a strongly discouraged discovery motion, counsel must attempt good-faith resolution and, if unsuccessful, request a conference with a log detailing the materials sought.
Discovery motions are strongly discouraged. Counsel must consult in a good faith effort to resolve discovery disputes before filing and, absent resolution, must request a conference with the Court, coming prepared with a log specifically delineating the materials sought.
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Page 5 | MOTIONS
Adjournment & Extension Requirements
Every adjournment requires prior Court approval, and an unapproved stipulation to adjourn is invalid and will not be honored.
All adjournments require the prior approval of the Court. Stipulations to adjourn without the court's approval are invalid and will not be honored.
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Page 2 | ADJOURNMENTS
Trial dates are final and will not be adjourned absent extraordinary circumstances.
Absent extraordinary circumstances, all trial dates are final and will not be adjourned.
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Page 2 | ADJOURNMENTS
Unless an emergency exists, a hearing or trial adjournment request must be made at least two weeks in advance and include an affidavit of actual engagement when applicable.
Requests for adjournments of a hearing or trial must be made at least two (2) weeks in advance, absent emergency, and must include an affidavit of actual engagement where applicable.
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Page 2 | ADJOURNMENTS
Each adjournment request must be submitted in one joint email, provide three proposed dates acceptable to all sides, state whether it is consensual, and comply with Part 125.
Every adjournment request must include THREE proposed dates/times that work for ALL SIDES, submitted in ONE JOINT EMAIL, and must state whether the request is on consent. All requests must comply with Part 125 of the Rules of the Chief Administrator of the Courts.
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Page 2 | ADJOURNMENTS
A conference or motion adjournment request must be sent jointly by email at least two days before the appearance, with all counsel and any pro se parties copied, and must also copy the Judge's secretary.
Requests for adjournments of a conference or motion must be made jointly by counsel, by e-mail to the Principal Law Clerk and the Part Clerk, copying all counsel and any pro se parties, at least two (2) days prior to the scheduled appearance. All adjournment requests must also copy the Judge's secretary Megan DePalma at mdepalma@nycourts.gov, to ensure nothing is missed in the event of a vacation, absence, or other unavailability.
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Page 2 | ADJOURNMENTS
Chambers Communication Rules
Email and letters must not be used to litigate or as a substitute for a motion and should be used only for short scheduling matters or a conference request concerning a discrete urgent issue.
Litigation by e-mail or letter writing is strictly prohibited and is not a substitute for a motion. E-mail and letters to the court should be used only for short scheduling matters or to request a conference on a discrete, urgent issue.
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Page 2 | COMMUNICATIONS
Ex parte communications with the Court are strictly prohibited and will not be reviewed or considered.
Ex parte communications with the Court are strictly prohibited and will not be reviewed or considered.
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Page 2 | COMMUNICATIONS
Every email to the Court must identify the case caption and index number in the subject line and include all counsel and any pro se parties as recipients.
All e-mails to the Court must include the case caption and index number in the subject line, and must include all counsel and any pro se parties as recipients.
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Page 2 | COMMUNICATIONS
Each party must communicate the required settlement-conference materials to the Court by email.
At least two (2) days prior to the conference, each party shall e-mail the Court an updated Statement of Net Worth, a list of all marital property and proposed distribution, and a statement of no more than two pages setting forth the rationale for their position.
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Page 3 | Settlement Conferences
Movants are encouraged, but not required, to contact the Part Clerk first to schedule an emergency application without delaying its filing.
For all emergency applications, the movant is encouraged to first contact the Part Clerk to ascertain a convenient date and time for the application to be heard, without delaying filing.
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Page 5 | MOTIONS
For qualifying Orders to Show Cause seeking interim relief, the movant must first obtain a presentation date and time from the Part Clerk and send all parties or counsel the unsigned order and a hearing-information letter.
If the Order to Show Cause seeks a temporary restraining order or other interim relief (other than an ex parte application for an order of protection), the movant must first contact the Part Clerk to obtain a date and time to present the order to the Court, and must forward a copy of the unsigned order to all parties or their counsel together with a letter notifying them of the date, time, and location of the hearing on the request for interim relief.
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Conference or motion adjournment requests must be submitted by joint email to the Principal Law Clerk and Part Clerk, with all parties and the Judge's secretary copied.
Requests for adjournments of a conference or motion must be made jointly by counsel, by e-mail to the Principal Law Clerk and the Part Clerk, copying all counsel and any pro se parties, at least two (2) days prior to the scheduled appearance. All adjournment requests must also copy the Judge's secretary Megan DePalma at mdepalma@nycourts.gov, to ensure nothing is missed in the event of a vacation, absence, or other unavailability.
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Questions concerning NYSCEF should be emailed to the NYSCEF Resource Center at nyscef@nycourts.gov.
All questions regarding NYSCEF should be addressed to the NYSCEF Resource Center at nyscef@nycourts.gov.
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