Rule 1.27. Continuances

Category: Rules of The Circuit Court -- Family Division Section: SECTION 1 -- GENERAL PROVISIONS

 A.  Except for the initial hearing in a case or for an emergency hearing, hearing dates are generally selected by agreement of the parties and the court.  Therefore, motions to continue will usually be denied, except for good cause shown.  The Court may condition the granting of a motion to continue on a requirement that the moving party obtain a date and time agreeable to all other parties and the court.

            B.  For hearings scheduled by the court without input from the parties, motions to continue shall be filed within ten (10) days from the date of the mailing of the notice of a hearing.

            C.  Any motion to continue filed by counsel shall contain a certification that the client has been notified of the reasons for the continuance, has assented to the

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