Restriction of Matters

Today, the Judicial Branch implemented certain procedures in recognition of the public health emergency declared over the spread of COVID-19. Specifically, the Branch took the unprecedented step of restricting the types of matters that may be heard to “Priority 1 Business Functions”. For Family Law matters, the finite list of “Priority 1 Business Functions” includes only emergency ex parte applications for custody, family orders of relief from abuse (commonly called “46b-15 applications”), and ex parte motions.