Family Court  - Carroll County

Filing Requirements    Hearings

Orders
Default Orders     Show Cause Orders
  Mediation

Default orders
The Master is assigned automatically and the parties must schedule with the Master.

Show Cause
If a show cause order is entered in a contempt case, the hearing date will be noted on that order.

This court rarely uses show cause orders in cases other then for contempt. They may occasionally use them for ex parte emergency hearings on custody.

Mediation
Be they pro se or represented, this court will routinely order mediation for family law cases. However, if the parties are represented their attorney cannot attend the mediation. They also make referrals.

Source: A joint project of the Women's Law Center and MLAN, along with interviews conducted with Family Law Court Coordinators, court clerks and local advocates practicing in this county.  Updated by the Maryland State Law Library (MSLL).


Date of Last Review: 10/6/08 (PLL/M.A.J.)