Family law

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Provide answers to as many of the following questions as possible (at least FIVE): 1) How do you schedule a hearing for either a contested or uncontested matter? 2) What final documents and orders must be prepared to finalize a divorce or legal separation? What are the documents called? 3) Are support orders required in addition to the final documents above? If so, what type of information is required in the support orders? 4) With a wage assignment and with a garnishment, what respective percentages of income can be taken from a person’s income for child support pursuant to your state law? 5) Can you record a judgment in your state and will this create a lien on real property? 6) Are there laws or court rules in your state that allow transfer of title of property if one spouse does not cooperate? What are the laws or rules? 7) What is the procedure for filing a contempt of court action in your state? 8) What are the laws concerning paying attorney fees in a divorce or legal separation in your state? 9) Are there any laws or court rules that require mediation for any divorce or legal separation matters in your state? 10) How do you convert a legal separation to a divorce? 11) Can agreements or property division orders be set aside? 12) What issues in temporary or interim orders may be appealed? What are the time limits for reconsidering an order without a formal appeal to a higher court? 13) What are the time limits for an appeal of a final order? What are the time limits for designating the record on appeal, filing a notice of appeal, and filing a brief?