Rule 72 - Probate
Rule 72.6 - Continuances for Trial Settings and Hearings Scheduled
1. Applications for continuances for trial settings and hearings scheduled shall be filed in accordance with Rule 72.3 and as permitted by the judicial officers of probate division. Said applications, suggestions in support and opposition, and supporting affidavits shall comply with the following requirements:
a. Such pleading shall be in writing and shall not exceed three (3) pages collectively;
b. The application shall contain the date the matter under consideration was initially filed, the nature of the proceeding, and the number of prior continuances requested and on whose behalf the request(s) were made.
2. All applications shall be accompanied by an affidavit of the applicant setting forth the facts upon which the application is based and, unless all other parties consent to the granting of the continuance, the facts of each party’s consent or opposition to the continuance.
3. Applications must be filed no later than the Wednesday before the date the trial or the hearing is set. Any such pleading received after 5:00 p.m. will be deemed received and filed on the following business day.
Adopted 8/23/13
Effective 9/6/13