QUESTION
Can my court date be changed if it was set too close to my due date?
Asked on Aug 09th, 2017 on Child Custody - Washington
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My son’s father served me with a temporary family law order with a parenting plan. I highly disagree with considering my son has no idea who he is 7 years later. I am due to have a second child with a high-risk pregnancy. I am trying to request for a continuance as I may be unavailable to attend the court appearance. I requested for a continuance today and the judge basically said that I have to call and see if he will agree to change the date (which considering it will work in my favor I know the other party will not agree). How is this even legal? Do I have any other options? If I miss this court date, the judge said the petitioner may be granted his requests.
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Yes. Both parties have to agree to a continuance or you or your attorney have to be there. Get an attorney and have her/him show up and get the continuance based on your inability to work with him/her because of your medical condition. Then after the baby is born, you can address the issue. It's also quite possible for you to work with the attorney on a response, in which case you don't have to be in court; the attorney can be there.
Answered on Oct 19th, 2017 at 4:55 PM