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Also known as a Pendente Lite Hearing or a “motion,” the temporary hearing aims to establish the rules and regulations that you and your spouse will follow while the divorce is underway. Below are temporary reliefs that both spouses settle during a motion:
- Custody and child support
- Sole usage of marital home and/or belongings acquired during marriage
- Protection from any form of harassment or violence
- Admonition against financial improprieties
Once the terms discussed during the temporary hearing have been authorized, you and your spouse are given time to prepare in lieu of your respective situations such as moving out from your marital home and looking for an apartment where you can settle for the time being. If you or your spouse violates any of the provisions indicated in your motion, then the offender will be found in contempt and will be jailed or fined, depending on the judge’s discretion.
If there are any critical circumstantial changes that have occurred or been discovered while the divorce is still on process such as hidden debt or assets, a spouse can file a motion to change the temporary orders to apply the said changes.
Although temporary hearings are not indicative and should not affect the final outcome of the divorce, they are nonetheless important because the court values the maintenance of the status quo.
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