Oral argument is required on all motions returnable in Part 5A. Since the Court reads all motions prior to oral argument, counsel are requested to file all responsive papers with the Matrimonial Support office two days before the return date of the motion.
All exhibits are to be identified by tabs.
Please do not send courtesy copies of papers to the courtroom or chambers. Counsel are reminded that the CPLR does not provide for sur-reply papers or allow the presentation of papers or letters to the court after argument of a motion. Sur-replies, letters, and the responses to such letters addressed to the substance of motions, will be returned to the sender. They are to be accompanied by the attorneys' retainer statements and the parties' recent pay stubs or W-2. Both parties must be present at the conference.