Department 2 Family Code Section 217 Hearing-Trial Setting Orders {FAM071}

LASC FAM 071 - DEPARTMENT 2 SHORT CAUSE FAMILY CODE SECTION 217 HEARING/TRIAL SETTING ORDERS. This form is used by the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, to notify parties involved in a family law case that a short cause trial or Family Code Section 217 hearing has been scheduled in Department 2 of the Stanley Mosk Courthouse. It also provides details about any associated Mandatory Settlement Conference (MSC), including the date, time, location, and expectations for attendance and preparation. Both parties and their trial counsel are required to be personally present unless alternate arrangements are approved. The form outlines detailed procedural requirements that parties must comply with in preparation for the trial or hearing, such as submitting updated Income and Expense Declarations (FL-150), Schedules of Assets and Debts (FL-142) or Property Declarations (FL-160), witness and exhibit lists, and any expert reports. It provides guidance on how exhibits must be numbered and formatted, and mandates that parties meet and confer in advance to resolve evidentiary stipulations. The document also emphasizes compliance with local court rules and warns that failure to adhere to these orders may result in sanctions, including exclusion of evidence, monetary penalties, or the vacating of scheduled trial dates. For Optional Use. www.FormsWorkflow.com