Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Family Court Procedures topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Order of protection remains in effect until Feb. 24; court to end livestream for upcoming child‑testimony hearing
Summary
The court continued a matter involving an order of protection through Feb. 24 and stopped the live stream for a separate child‑custody hearing that will involve testimony from minors.
The court continued a matter involving an order of protection and said the protective order would remain in full force until a hearing set for Feb. 24. Separately, the court ended a live YouTube stream for an upcoming hearing in which children are expected to testify.
Clerk and counsel told the court that attorney Jake Lacher had been retained to represent one party in the Dela Baker matter and requested a continuance; the judge granted the continuance and said the order of protection issued earlier will remain in effect until Feb. 24. "That hearing date that was given him is February 24th. So that matter of the order of protection that was issued will be enforced until the February 24th day," the presiding judge said.
On a separate family matter involving the Jones parties, counsel asked that testimony involving children not be streamed because the hearing will include testimony about children's best interests and school attendance. The presiding judge agreed and directed the live stream to be ended. "Then we will end the, live stream based on that," the judge said.
The continuance and the decision to end the livestream are administrative case‑management rulings; the court did not resolve underlying merits or modify the substance of the protective order during the docket call. Counsel were advised to seek an agreed order if they wished to alter the protective order before the Feb. 24 hearing.
