Clallam County Superior Court Pre-Motion Conference Requirements

(1) A settlement conference shall be held in all contested domestic relations cases, including dissolution, legal separation, paternity, minor guardianship, domestic partnership, committed intimate relationships, or modification of any custody order. The settlement conference shall be held with a Court Commissioner or Judge. The requirement for a settlement conference is not satisfied by the parties participating in private mediation. (2) All cases of this nature shall not be set for trial under LCR 40(b) without a settlement conference, except in the following circumstances;

(1) A settlement conference shall be held in all contested domestic relations cases, including dissolution, legal separation, paternity, minor guardianship, domestic partnership, committed intimate relationships, or modification of any custody order. The settlement conference shall be held with a Court Commissioner or Judge. The requirement for a settlement conference is not satisfied by the parties participating in private mediation. (2) All cases of this nature shall not be set for trial under LCR 40(b) without a settlement conference, except in the following circumstances;