Okay, you and your attorney have spent hours assembling the perfect petition, filled with legal verbiage presenting your case to the judge. Now what? After you have filed your petition, the judge’s office will give you a court date as well as a time to appear. This will often be a few weeks away from the date you filed, depending on how busy the court’s calendar is. During this time, you are tasked with “Service of Process,” which is what will inform the other party that you have filed a petition, give them the date and time that they will need to appear before the judge, and tell them how much time they have to respond to your petition.
