Family Court - Queen Anne's County

Filing Requirements    Orders

Hearings
Scheduling     Settlement Conferences
Length of Wait Before Hearing
Emergency Hearings     Who Will Hear the Case

Scheduling
There is automatically a scheduling conference after an answer is filed. If the case is contested or a trial is otherwise appropriate, the trial is set then.

Settlement Conferences
The Court holds settlement conferences when one or both parties are pro se.

Length of Time to Get a Hearing
Usually less that 60 days.

Emergency Hearings - Pro Se Litigants
It is suggested that you get a lawyer if you need an emergency hearing. There are no blank forms for requesting an emergency hearing.

It is possible to see a judge the same day as your request if the judge reviews the papers and considers it a true emergency.

Who Will Hear The Case
Uncontested matters such as divorces are heard by Examiners.

Judges will hear anything but uncontested divorces.


 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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