In most cases, before you start your trial, the judge will hold one last pretrial conference to try to settle your case. When the prospect of having to go to trial is immediate and certain, even people who couldn’t make up their mind about anything before often find a way to settle...
The divorce process is usually commenced by serving on the other party a Summons and Petition for Divorce or Legal Separation. In some states, a divorce is also called a Dissolution of Marriage. The only significant difference between a divorce and a legal separation is that in a legal ...
If you are charged with a crime, you will have to show up in court multiple times, including for arraignment, entry of plea, pre-trial conference and trial. Missing any of these hearings is a very bad idea, and you should bend over backwards to appear. If fate trips you up and your ...