Legal Question in Family Law in California

Custody hearing after resolving marriage

In Oct. 2002, my husband and I filed custody papers against one another and he filed for divorce. We've gone to court to address the custody at which time our daughter was appointed her own attorney, but due to clerical error with the case numbers, the dissolution of marriage has not really been addressed. My husband and I have worked things out and are hoping to move away from here and start fresh elsewhere. My question is, can we contact the court and the attorney and let them know we've reconciled and the cases can be dropped? We are due to return to let the courts know whether the past joint custody agreement was working. Seeing as there is not an issue, do we still need to appear at court due to the attorney being solely for our child, or can we just contact the courts and the attorney and say ''nevermind'' :). What would be the outcome if one or both of us did not show up in court at all?


Asked on 2/17/03, 1:57 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
PATRICK MCCRARY PATRICK MCCRARY

Re: Custody hearing after resolving marriage

Contact the attorney for the child. He can tell you how to proceed in the county where the action is filed. You can file a request for dismissal, but will probably need the signature of the attorney for the child. You may have show up to ask the court to cancel all orders and take the matter off calendar. Good Luck, Pat McCrary

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Answered on 2/17/03, 2:52 pm


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