The Case Management Date in a Connecticut divorce is the way the court tracks a case.
There is a 90-day waiting period to obtain a divorce in Connecticut. The Case Management Date will be right after that period expires. Theoretically, this is the earliest possible date you can dissolve your marriage. However, in most courts, it is a few weeks after that to get your uncontested divorce.
Sometimes you have to appear in court on your Case Management Date and other times you don’t.
If you have an agreement on all issues (uncontested) then you do not need to appear. When only financial issues are in dispute, (limited contested) you do not need to appear in court if there is an understanding on a schedule of exchanging financial records and other discovery issues. However, even though you do not appear in court, you must file a Case Management Agreement for either type of case.
If there are parenting disputes the parties and their attorneys are required to appear in court on the Case Management Date. At that time, the judge will consider appointing a guardian ad litem and/or ordering a Family Relations Study.
Do not ignore this date – there are some judges dismissing cases for failing to follow the proper procedure.
Please email me or call (203) 259-5251 if you would like more information on the Case Management Date for a Connecticut divorce.