Fond du Lac County Circuit Court, Wisconsin Adjournment & Extension Requirements

CRITICAL

Continuance and rescheduling requests must be written, include the reason and other parties’ positions or an explanation that those positions could not be obtained despite diligent efforts, and generally be made at least five working days before the hearing; continuances are subject to the stated agreement and emergency exceptions, and parties must appear as scheduled unless notified of a grant.

(c) Continuance Requests and Scheduling. Unilateral phone calls or letters to continue a hearing without consideration of the rights or inconvenience of other parties, attorneys, and court personnel, will not be considered. Unless for extraordinary circumstances, requests for continuances will only be granted upon agreement of the moving party, unless just cause for an emergency can be shown. A party or attorney requesting that any hearing or trial be set over to a later date shall make diligent efforts to ascertain the position of all other unrepresented parties and attorneys, including the attorney for the state, prior to contacting the Court. Requests for rescheduling shall be made in writing only. Requests for rescheduling shall contain the reason for the request as well as the position on the request of all other parties and attorneys or a statement that, despite the described efforts to contact the others, the requestor has been unable to ascertain their positions on the request. Requests for continuance shall be made not less than five (5) working days before a scheduled hearing, unless otherwise agreed by the parties. Unless the Court notifies the parties and attorneys that the request or stipulation for continuance has been granted, parties must appear at the originally scheduled time.

WARNING

If the Commissioner requires testimonial evidence instead of offers of proof, the matter may be adjourned to a date that allows more time for live testimony.

If the Commissioner elects to require testimonial evidence in lieu of offers of proof, the matter may be adjourned to another date that is better able to allow for additional time for live testimony versus offers of proof.

WARNING

Failure to give timely notice to the Child Support Agency is grounds for adjourning the hearing.

Failure to provide timely notice to the Child Support Agency is grounds for adjournment of the hearing or reconsideration of the resulting orders.