What most of these couples are unable to realize is that justice in a case can only be reached through detailed examination of the facts of the case and the application of the law that applies to it. Do you think the judges in a court case have that kind of time? Here is a lowdown of the reality of the family law court system.
Typically a family law judge will have hundreds or thousands of cases assigned to them. Typically per day he or she is likely to hear around 15 to 20 cases. A court morning starts at 8:30am and has a break for lunch from 12pm-at 1:30pm. Once the break is over, the court’s day ends at around 4 30pm. All this adds up to around 6 1/2 hours of court time per day, which the court’s attention having to be divided by up to 20 cases during that time.
Some judges will not have read your case file until the day before your case starts or right in the morning of the day your case begins. Detailed reading of the case requires time with motions, exhibits and moving papers, each taking considerable time. Consider the time he or she has per case, now do you think they can be fully knowledgeable about the detailed circumstances of your situation?
Depending on your luck, you may get a full day’s hearing in front of the judge. Yet you need to make sure that your lawyer is able to close the case in the time they estimated to the court at the start of the case. If you exceed the time limit set of the case, the judge may order a mistrial or have to schedule a new court date that could delay your case for a few months.
Gerald A. Maggio is a trained Irvine divorce mediator who has amicably resolved cases many cases out of court, as well as an experienced divorce and family law attorney. Mr. Maggio founded California Divorce Mediators in 2012 with the belief that although “not every marriage can be saved, every family can” and a mission to save families from the financial and emotional distress associated with traditional divorce litigation. California Divorce Mediators is located in Irvine, California, and serves the Orange County area and other counties in California offering divorce mediation, child custody mediation and mediation of other family law matters.
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