Legal Question in Family Law in Nevada
The judge scheduled an evidentiary hearing for my child custody case. What do I do now? How do I start discovery?
2 Answers from Attorneys
If you have to ask this question, you really should hire an attorney. Your child is too important to lose because you do not know what to do. Read the local rules and go to the Clark County Law Library and they have the format of the forms to ask the discovery questions.
There is no way, in an e-mail, to tell someone how to practice law -- and discovery, hearing preparation, and presentation of evidence at an evidentiary hearing (e.g., a "trial") is pretty much the active practice of law. Your best best is to hire competent counsel. Next best, if you just can't is to at lease consult with competent counsel. If you absolutely cannot afford to hire counsel, the local Pro Bono provider is the Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada, which can be called at 702-386-1070 (or see their information on the web at http://www.lacsn.org/option,com_jcalpro/Itemid,3/extmode,view/extid,15/). Those that take pro bono cases take them after they have been screened, and assigned, by Legal Aid. The Reduced Fee Panel sponsored by the State Bar can be reached at 702-382-2200. Additionally, there are free consultations offered on Thursdays at the self-help center; volunteer attorneys provide 15-minute consultations, for free, on family law questions. For those that wish to attempt self-representation, forms are available at the Clark County self-help center website, at http://www.co.clark.nv.us/district_court/self_help_center.htm.