All,
I filed a post-judgment motion over one year ago (12/12 actually) to deal with child support and arrears. My "adversary" is a particularly difficult Pro Se. Twice we have been ordered to economic mediation and twice mediation has been unsuccessful. After our second failure, I advised the Judge and requested a date for a conference or a plenary. I received no response. I wrote again with the request and followed up with a call. During the call, the coordinator and clerk both told me that the matter is marked in their system as "completed" because we were ordered to economic mediation and that if I want to get another date on the matter, I have to re-file my motion. (My client can't afford the expense or the delay because his sole source of income is SSD (permanently disabled) and the State is trying to levy his retirement account for the disputed child support arrears even though there is a temporary stay in effect.)
I'm thinking I need to write to the Assignment Judge or speak with the family division manager?
Is the Judge's staff correct? Does an order to economic mediation constitute a final disposition such that the matter is closed? Any thoughts?
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Andrew Bestafka Esq.
Freehold NJ
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