B. Certification(s)
A certification is simply a legal document that advises the judge exactly what you want and why you should get it. The certification should be detailed and organized. Moreover, the certification should also have relevant exhibits attached to it. Some important attachments may be tax returns, pay stubs, a current and past CIS, copies of day care bills, prior court orders, and a copy of the judgment of divorce. These exhibits should also be labeled as well. The page limit for a certification is 15 pages for filing of the initial motion, and 25 pages to reply to a motion.
C. Proposed form of Order
All family motions must have a proposed form of order attached to it. The court system is over worked. Therefore, the lawyers are required to prepare a proposed court order. It is very rare for a judge to simply sign the court order in the exact format that was provided. Instead, in most cases the judge will cross out and mark up the proposed order to conform to his or her court ruling. Quite often these marked up final orders are very difficult to read.
D. Other Court Notices
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