Sentences with phrase «begin civil hearings»

If co-parents don't follow court orders, the Friend of the Court counselor can begin civil hearings in which one or both co-parents could be found in contempt of the court.

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Michael Meyers, executive director of the New York Civil Rights Coalition, which began meeting with lawyers Saturday, declined to provide specific about how his organization plans to pursue legal action, but said he was «encouraged» by what he'd heard.
In civil cases that use sequestered juries, sequestration is not required during the trial itself, but begins when the jury has heard all the evidence and starts to deliberate.
In the May 26, 2008 of Texas Lawyer, John Council had an article that begins, «In a mandamus case that could significantly alter one of the hottest federal civil dockets in Texas, the full 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments on May 22 over whether a trial judge's discretion should be limited when a party moves to transfer venue.
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