Judge Lisa Harvey-Moore

Applies to

Pleading and decree

Fill-in-the-blank pleadings and decrees must be completed in full, with no blanks.

Applies to

Petition and decree

Do not include form provisions that do not apply to you and your spouse in the petition or decree.

Applies to

Decree

If the divorce involves a motor vehicle, the decree must identify its manufacturer, model year, and vehicle identification number.

Notice of a de novo hearing request must be given to the referring Court Clerk and all other attorneys and parties.

A copy of the setting request must be delivered to counsel for all parties at the same time and in the same manner as it is submitted to the Court Coordinator.

A copy of the jury-trial setting request must be delivered to counsel for all parties at the same time and in the same manner as it is submitted to the Court Coordinator.

A written request for a de novo hearing must be filed with the referring Court Clerk by the third working day after notice of the report or, for a temporary order, after its rendering.

When an attorney settles or dismisses a case set for trial, the attorney must notify the District Clerk as soon as possible and submit a written dismissal or judgment forthwith.

The Judge must be notified immediately if the trial setting is preferential.

Other counsel engagements generally do not justify postponing a preferentially set case; postponement requires good cause on motion and notice filed more than ten days before trial.

Continued dismissal cases must be reset for the next available trial date, and any continuance must include a subsequent trial setting.

A request to pass, postpone, or reset a jury trial requires notice to counsel for all parties, certification that the client was notified of the motion, and the correct name and address of each client represented by the movant.