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Legal advice for ex-parte order staying execution to prevent eviction

I single mother with a mental illness and i have four children three are disabled i am the defendant in a U.D. case and need advice on how to prepare for a ex-parte hearing tomorrow my intentions are to stop the lockout and stay. how do i convince the judge to LET ME STAY what motion do i go on first the order staying execution or motion to set aside and vacate default judgement and move for relief from judgment. how do i ask for more time so i can locate shelter because of my son's autism,aggressive behaviors and intense needs no shelter will take us so we will be homeless if we are forced to move the ADA court coordinator has not provided me with alternate accomendations so i may have fair access and involvement in my case what do i do. how do i explain the challenges of my son's autism and his intense need for a structured living enviroment he finds changes very distressing and this is a trigger for self injury how can i begin to pack up and move if he does not allow me too....


Asked on 8/15/07, 4:04 am

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Robert L. Bennett Law offices of Robert L. Bennett

Re: Legal advice for ex-parte order staying execution to prevent eviction

I have already spent much time corresponding with you, after earlier "Law Guru" questions.

Don't worry about legal format. The judge will know you are not an attorney.

Write notes to yourself, and prepare to present your case to the judge, but as I have already told you, you must be brief. You constantly ramble on, and you need to tell the judge your "story" in a relatively short period of time.

If you haven't impressed the judge with your reasons in the first few minutes, you won't. Also he/she may interrupt you with questions.

During the night, I would write about a half-dozen sentences that slowly tell the judge what you want him/her to rule, and why.

Good luck!

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Answered on 8/15/07, 5:09 am


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