Family
Jul. 9, 2019
DVRO hearings may feel like criminal proceedings, but mind the differences
A lawyer should strongly consider that with every question asked and work with a client to feel when to admit, deny, attempt to justify or excuse, and when to accept responsibility for one’s actions.
The bailiff posts vertically aligned sheets of paper outside the department door, which contains the last names of the petitioners and respondents scheduled to appear in court that day. There can be as many as 20 matters scheduled for a single morning session, many of which are evidentiary hearings. Clients are often shocked that for a request as serious as Domestic Violence Restraining Orders, they do not have the sole attention of the judge and they must share the p...
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