notice setting case management conference

[jenjen]

state of florida.
divorce

Hello socrateaser,

1.  What is a case management conference?

2.  What happens at a pretial?
 
  custody evaluation complete, only 2 of my list of contacts responded
some say they didnt understand what was being asked of them they did not recieve instructions, others say they wont respond do to religious reasons but, all are willing to complete a signed affidavit and/or testifie in court if supenad to do so.

based on onesided information evaluator recommended other parent.
I have problems with this report.   evaluator questioned sleeping arrangements for 6yr old child who has own room and sisters have there own room.and mentions it in report


but, doesnt mention  sleeping arrangements of other parent, 15yr old daughter and 6yr old son in a 2 bed room apt.

thats just the tip of the ice berg the report is full of this type of thing

3. will the judge except this kind of report were there is a lack of response or in this case almost no response?

[socrateaser]

>Hello socrateaser,
>
>1.  What is a case management conference?

Parties get together and try to either settle or exchange witness lists and evidence for trial, formulate a list of items that can be admitted or stipulated to prior to trial, and a list of those issues which remain to be tried, and finally determine how long the trial will be, so that the judge's clerk and set a reasonable amount of time aside on the calendar.

>
>2.  What happens at a pretial?

Parties go before the judge and report the crap from the case management conference. Judge usually drags attorneys into chambers and tells them how he/she will likely rule on every issue that's reasonably obvious, and strongly suggests that they go back to their clients and explain the probability of the outcome of the trial -- or, occasionally, the judge actually recognizes that there are material issues of fact remaining in dispute, and tells the attorneys to try the case.

>3. will the judge except this kind of report were there is a
>lack of response or in this case almost no response?

The judge will "accept" whatever evidence is offered unless it's objected to timely. In the case of a supposedly neutral report, the judge will probablly allow the report into evidence, as long as the evaluator is available to testify as to his/her expert opinions.

You can try to impeach the evaluator's testimony and report by cross examination, and or you can hire your own private expert to evaluate the report and testify to the supposedly neutral expert's bias, inaccuracies, and/or honesty.