The Faulstich Law Firm P.C.
130 S. Bemiston
Suite 604
Clayton, MO 63105
(314) 260-7823
The Faulstich Law Firm P.C.
130 S. Bemiston
Suite 604
Clayton, MO 63105
(314) 260-7823
The Faulstich Law Firm. St. Louis Family Law Attorneys.
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Posted on May 12, 2016 at 4:57 PM |
No. The courts will not work the court dates around your
schedule. One of the things I tell my clients to prepare for is losing vacation
days. You will have to take time off work. Your work likely doesn't have
vacation days for this particular purpose. There are a few that do, but most do
not. If you schedule a vacation, get insurance on it so that you can move your
dates around. Also, it is probably best not to take a vacation if you can. If
you have limited days off, don't make it so that you have to take unpaid days
or so that potentially you could get fired. The judge will see this as poor
planning and will not, no matter how much you want it to, change maintenance or
child support figures. There really is extremely low tolerance for this. Additionally,
not showing up is not a good idea. You are required to be in court for the
dates that are scheduled for your case. If you have an attorney, it is possible
that they may be able to figure out a way to do some of the less important
proceedings by phone with you but you need to have a very good reason for it.
Some attorneys tell their clients they better have a coroner's note if they
don't show up. I won't go that far, but you better have a doctor's note saying
you are extremely unwell. If your car
breaks down, you should have repair documentation for the day of the court
date. Keep in mind, a big part of the judge's job is separating liars from
truth tellers. They are good at it. For that matter so are attorneys. This is an extremely serious proceeding and the courts are
extremely strict about attendance. This takes precedence over most things. If you are preparing for a divorce or a
modification, build up as many vacation days as you can. If you went through a
divorce with children or modifiable maintenance, it is never a bad idea to keep
more vacation days than you plan to need just in case going back to court
becomes necessary. |
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