Legal Question in Family Law in California

I have a pending court hearing DV- TRO, I was falsely accused of DV by my ex to gain full custody of our child. I have not gotten a lawyer yet. We attended 2 court hearings for this , I got a continuance . The evidentiary is set in 60 days. I have not found an attorney since the other party delayed signing the Findings After Hearing Attorney fees awarded on me. The urgent matter is the opposing counsel sent a mutual exchange of List of Witness deposition letter on me (I am pro per) that I need to produce expert witness , on his set time and date, in his law office. I am not prepared for this as I dont have counsel yet. Is there paperwork to file or a motion to extend the discovery process or deadline for mutual exchange of witness?


Asked on 5/10/11, 8:20 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Isi Mataele 'Isi Mataele Attorney at Law

There are court and local rules regarding the timelines for exchanges. Make sure you know which rules apply to family law because there are many civil exceptions in family law.

If you need more time then talk to opposing counsel and attempt to resolve the issue. If not you may need to go back ex parte for a continuance of the trial.

If you are not going to pay for an expert just designate all your witnesses right now. All you need to do is their contact information, general substance of the knowledge related to testimony, and type of witness (e.g expert, percipient, etc.)

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Answered on 5/12/11, 7:44 am


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