Family Law– Frederick – Hearings

 

Filing Requirements    Orders

 

Scheduling     Settlement Conferences     Length of Wait Before Hearing    

Emergency Hearings     Who Will Hear the Case

 

Hearings

Scheduling

Hearings are not scheduled automatically in pro se cases or when parties are represented. The party needs to request one. The court will hold a scheduling conference for cases with or without representation.

 

Settlement Conferences

This court does not hold settlement conferences for pro se litigants or represented ones.

 

Length of Time to Get a Hearing

Varies depending on the circumstances, type of hearing, heaviness of the docket. Local advocates say that it can run just under a year for domestic cases.

 

Emergency Hearings – Pro Se Litigants

A pro se litigant needs to file a complaint, complete the request for a trial and have a certificate of service.

 

Who Will Hear The Case

Who hears the case it determined by the type of case it is. Standing masters will hear CINA, rule hearings, pendente lite, custody, visitation and support cases.

 

 

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: 10/3/08 (PLL/M.A.J.)