Legal Question in Family Law in New York

The online status of my divorce says that I have a court date coming up in which I will have a "PC or INQ" - which according to the abbreviations guide on the page means Preliminary Conference or Inquest. I know what a Preliminary Conference but I am not sure what happens at an Inquest. Our Preliminary Conference has been rescheduled several times now so I wasn't sure if the Inquest could be an attempt by the judge to resolve the divorce more quickly or what.

My question(s) are: What is an Inquest? What happens at an Inquest? And why would it be either a Preliminary Conference OR an Inquest? Is that just something the judge determines at the start of the hearing whether to proceed with one or the other?


Asked on 4/30/10, 11:51 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Kristen Browde Browde Law, P.C.

An inquest is a hearing held at the time of or after the default of one party. In a matrimonial case it is used to determine disposition of property and granting of other relief.

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Answered on 5/05/10, 12:13 pm


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