Family Law – Harford County - Orders
Default Orders Show Cause Orders Mediation
If a default order is granted, a hearing will not be scheduled automatically. A party must request it.
If a show cause order is entered in a contempt case, the hearing date is not always noted on the order. This court does use show cause orders in cases other than contempt.
Mediation
This court does order mediation whether the litigants are pro se or represented.
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.)
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