Civil/Family Motion/Miscellaneous Court is scheduled every Monday through Friday at 9:30 am The Civil/Family Court Division judges rotate this assignment. In civil and family cases assigned to a judge, all motions and petitions must be presented to that judge either in that judge's weekly motions court, or when that judge sits in Civil/Family Motion/Miscellaneous Court or by mail.

In civil and family cases not assigned to a judge, civil and family motions and petitions must be presented to the Civil/Family Motion/Miscellaneous Court judge. Counsel must provide the opposing party with 5 days prior written notice of the presentation of any motion or petition, which shall include the date, time and courtroom. These matters are presented at 9:30 am for all judges. Counsel should contact Court Administration to determine the courtroom for Civil/Family Motion/Miscellaneous Court for a particular day.

In addition to the motions and petitions described above, hearings are held on support issues, protection from abuse matters and miscellaneous civil matters in Civil/Family Motion/Miscellaneous Court. These hearings are scheduled by the Family Court Operations Officer. Counsel should contact Court Administration for available dates for scheduling hearings.

Any questions regarding procedures for filing motions or petitions for cases assigned to a judge or cases handled in Civil/Family Motion/Miscellaneous Court should be directed to Court Administration.

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