Legal Question in Family Law in California
Can some one please tell me how I submit "evidence " for a custody trial in CA. I just found out that attaching documents to my motions is not enough and must be submitted as evidence. How many day before my settlement conference and trial date do I have to submit this evidence and when to I have to disclose this information to the other party?????? Thanks
1 Answer from Attorneys
Your discovery (interrogatories, depositions, demands for documents) should have been completed 30 days before trial. Your documents are very likely admissible as evidence when attached to your motions, and at the trial, if you lay a foundation for them. Go to the courthouse and look up other motions to see how it's done. In general the documents are an exhibit to your sworn declaration that says the document is what it purports to be. At trial you would testify as to what the document is and where it came from. Look up [california evidentiary foundations].