Monday
-Trial Assignment
(no appearance necessary) 9:30 am
All non-Criminal cases that are going to trial have an event called
"Trial Assignment" to establish the Trial Date. No appearance
is necessary.
-Pro-Se Domestic Calendar (Divorce and parenting issues
with no attorneys) 9:30 am
Pro-Se means you are acting as your own attorney.
The types of cases
included in the Domestic calendar are:
- Marriage dissolutions (divorce)
- Parenting plans
- Spousal support (alimony)
- Custody
- Non-parental custody
- Restraining orders
The type of hearings
will include:
- General motions (asking the court to order something)
- Uncontested final decrees (a written understanding of what both
parties agree to)
If Monday is a
holiday, this will be moved to Tuesday at 9:30.
-Domestic
Violence Calendar 9:30 am
Hearings to acquire a one year Protection Order. When you apply for
a temporary (two week) protection order, you will be informed of what
date this hearing will be held for your case.
If Monday is a holiday, this will be heard on Tuesday at 9:30.
-Family Support Calendar (child support contempt and reviews.
This calendar is heard the 2nd and 4th Mondays per month) 10:30 am
Child support contempt and review hearings filed by Skagit County Prosecutors'
Family Support Office. Hearings
to review the status of Child Support court orders and contempt. A contempt
hearing will determine if the party has not been following a previous
court order.
If Monday
is a holiday, this will be moved to Tuesday at 10:30.
Tuesday
-Juvenile Offender Calendar (misc. juvenile offender hearings)
9:30 am
Hearings relating to a juvenile offender court case. These are cases
where a juvenile is charged with a criminal offense. This does NOT include
Truancy, CHINS or At Risk cases.
The types
of hearings may include the following: arraignment, omnibus, probation
violation, change of plea, disposition (sentencing).
In weeks with
a holiday on Monday or Tuesday, this will be moved to Wednesday at 9:30.
Wednesday
-Criminal Motions Calendar (restitution, 3.5 and 3.6 hearings) 9:30
am
Motions relating to an adult criminal case. The type of hearings may
include:
3.5 hearings (if a statement of guilt can be used at trial)
3.6 hearings (what evidence can be used at trial)
Other pretrial hearings
Restitution hearings
Criminal expedited
Trial Calendar (every other week). 9:30 am.
Hearings related
to an adult criminal court case for individuals that are participating
in the Expedited Court case program.
In weeks with a holiday on Monday, there is no Criminal Motion Calendar.
Thursday
-Criminal Calendar (in-custody criminal hearings including
probation violations heard in the District Court courtroom) 9:30 am
Hearings related to an adult criminal court case for individuals that
are in jail. The type of hearings may include the following: arraignment,
omnibus, change of plea, sentencing.
Friday
-Criminal Calendar (out of custody criminal hearing including
probation violations) 9:30 am
Hearings related to an adult criminal court case for individuals that
are not in jail. The type of hearings can include the following: arraignment,
omnibus, probation violations, change of plea, sentencing.
-Probate/Civil/Domestic
Motion Calendar (with attorneys) 9:00 am & 9:30 am
Includes all motion hearings for the cases not specifically addressed
in one of the other calendars. This includes (but not limited to):
Probate (wills, estates, guardianships)
Adoption
Approval of Minor Claim Settlements
Domestic motions with Attorneys (parenting plans, divorce, child support,
alimony, uncontested final decrees)
Minor Emancipations
All other civil cases