How hard is it to get a court date changed?

[Gidney N Cloyd]

I've got two staffers whining over wanting the same day off. The one who asked second says she has a court date. It's not a murder trial. I think her kid's just in trouble a lot. Both are a couple of head cases that take just about every minute they can off as soon as they earn it.

[rug]

1. A lot harder than a boss waving his hand.

[flvegan]

2. Usually need a better reason for a continuation than "my mom can't come"

these days.

[Midlodemocrat]

3. Unless it's a traffic violation, I think it's pretty difficult.

[Shell Beau]

4. Depends on the judge. My mom is a court reporter, and they

change up the schedule a good bit. You have to take into consideration that changing the date effects everyone that works in the court room.

[SoxFan]

5. Courts don't like to give continuances to pro se litigants

They will cut lawyers more slack, but the average person needs a pretty good excuse.

Now, if this is a criminal case and this person is a victim or the family member of a victim, they may be entitled to leave from work (NH has a victim leave law; I sponsored it). Check with a local attorney to see if this applies in your state.

[Lost in CT]

6. Depends which court it is...in other words what did the kid do.

Traffic and the like should be a phone call and maybe a visit to the clerk depending on your state... anything worse I don't know.