What happens at the Resolution Management Conference in a divorce?
The RMC is the judge’s introduction to a divorce matter. The judge is essentially being introduced to the case, hearing each side’s positions, and determining what steps are next. Frequently, judges order the parties to take some steps toward SettlementAn agreement by parties in a lawsuit to resolve the case without going to trial. This can be resolving all the issues or just a few of the issues. The issues resolved should be reduced into a written agreement that both parties sign and then submit to the Court for approval. This…Read more about Settlement. Less frequently, the judge may set the matter for TrialA court hearing in which evidence and testimony are taken, and the Court makes a final determination of the issues raised in a petition. Trials and evidentiary hearings are somewhat synonymous, but the difference is one of scope: Evidentiary hearings are more limited in scope…Read more about Trial.