3 verbatim requirements on case management.
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Unlock free →The court must receive all materials for the hearing no later than three business days before the hearing. Materials may be emailed to the judicial assistant at StalveyM@Circuit8.org after they have been filed with the Clerk of Court.
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Parties in dissolution and most family financial cases must exchange a financial affidavit and specified financial documents within 45 days of service of the initial pleading, file a certificate of compliance, and supplement as circumstances change.
Small claims cases (up to $8,000) begin with a mandatory pretrial conference where the court narrows issues and typically orders mediation. Failure to appear can result in default or dismissal.
CV-E runs a structured 150-day case management conference track with published CMO templates for jury, non-jury, and complex settings, plus a projected-vs-actual trial period system and 2026–2027 published trial calendars.