What is a Preliminary Conference?
If you received a letter requesting that you schedule an appointment, you have five business days to do so. Call 7065 to schedule and allow 15-20 minutes for this appointment.The preliminary conference is an opportunity for the accused student to review the judicial compliant which was filed. Within this setting, you can either: • agree with the complaint and come to a “settlement” • disagree with the complaint or aspects surrounding the complaint and decide to attend a judicial hearing.
A Preliminary Conference is typically the initial Court conference in a divorce action. The purpose is for the attorneys to speak with the Court in an effort to resolve any pressing or immediate issues and to discuss the case with the Court. The attorneys and the Court will seek to narrow the issues and to see exactly what issues can be resolved and what issues can be resolved and what issues are being contested. In addition, discovery timetable will be established so that the case can be assured of moving forward as expeditiously as possible. Thus, dates for depositions will be set as well as the date in which financial documents will be exchanged. In addition, the Court may appoint a law guardian for the parties’ children and experts may be appointed to appraise real estate, business interest and/or retirement benefits. In some cases, the Judge will address the parties from the bench.
A Preliminary Conference is typically the initial Court conference in a divorce action. The purpose is for the attorneys to speak with the Court in an effort to resolve any pressing or immediate issues and to discuss the case with the Court. The attorneys and the Court will seek to narrow the issues and to see exactly what issues can be resolved and what issues are being contested. In addition, discovery timetable will be established so that the case can be assured of moving forward as expeditiously as possible. Thus, dates for depositions will be set as well as the date in which financial documents will be exchanged. In addition, the Court may appoint a law guardian for the parties’ children and experts may be appointed to appraise real estate, business interest and/or retirement benefits. In some cases, the Judge will address the parties from the bench.
