going to trial and need help on adjournment

[Fam Law]

Question for all....

I am heading off to trial on July 25th. I have to have my document brief submitted to court by July 18th. HOWEVER, there are circumstances in the motion that have changed drastically within the past few days that affect the trial.

I cannot therefore (because of the change of circumstances) file my document brief for next Wednesday because there is just not enough time to secure all the documentation required to prepare the document brief.

The change of circumstances has only occured with the past two days. So my question....How do I go about adjourning the Trial based on a change of circumstances?

My trial will be heard in London Ontario under the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court Family Law Division.

I plan on calling the court office on Monday but any advise would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers,
Fam Law

[wretchedotis]

Call the trial co-ordinater at the Courthouse. Speak to them on the matter, and explain your difficulties. They in turn MAY be willing to speak to the Judge and see if it can be moved to later in the same sitting.

If worse comes to worse - don't meet the deadline and walk it in on the day of trial. Really not supposed to do that sort of thing - but I've seen it happen fairly often. Remember too, that there is SOME leeway given to SelfReps on that kind of thing.

[wretchedotis]

Oh, and ask the trial coordinaror about 'purge court', too.

[Fam Law]

Thanks for the response. I will pay heed to your suggestion and speak with the trial coordinator on Monday. I will follow up that call with an email to the coordinator as well.

I have already been through 'Purge Trial' and at that time circumstances were stable. I was seeking child support as my 17 year old daughter had moved in with me.

Just recently (three days ago) she moved out and tells me that she has moved in with her mother because her mother was going to provide her with a car a new iPhone and the child support money per month. That certainly is of no consequence to me but them my daughter said that if I matched the 'offer' then she would stay. So needless to say she is gone and I feel very bad that her greed got the best of her, but understandable for a 17 year old.

That being said, I do need an adjournment as the circumstances have drastically changed and my motion does not apply and I'm not sure what direction will be taken.

My daughter just texted me to ask if I could send her the child support through e-banking today. Unbelievable.

I do believe that I will get an adjournment but I will be prepared to ask for one in Trial on July 25th if it comes to that.

Regards,
Fam Law

[standing on the sidelines]

damn too bad your daughter was easily bribed. That being said, at 17 if someone offered me all that I would have been tempted also. At least you did not play her game by trying to match what her mother was doing, it would have been a bad thing to do

Whatever you do, DO NOT send you Cs directly to your daughter as ex will probably say later that you did not give it to her and try to nail you for that and say the money to your daughter was a gift.