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                                   LCR 53.2
                              COURT COMMISSIONERS


(e)  Revision by Court.

     1.   Time for Motion.  A motion for revision must be filed and served
within ten (10) days after the commissioner's written order is entered.  The
motion for revision shall be noted at the time it is filed, to be heard within
thirty (30) days after entry of the commissioner's written order.

     2.   Abandonment.  Unless reset by the court, a motion for revision shall
be considered abandoned if not heard within thirty (30) days after the entry of
the commissioner's written order.

     3.   Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law.

          3.1  Findings of fact and conclusions of law shall be entered before
the hearing on the motion for revision.

          3.2  A minimum of five (5) days prior to the time of presentation,
the party moving for revision shall present to the court commissioner and
opposing counsel proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law to support
the order or judgment.

     4.   Form of Motion.  A motion for revision shall:

          4.1  Specify each alleged error; and

          4.2  Identify each document in the court file related to the issues
raised by the motion for revision.

     5.   Hearing on Motion.  At the time a motion for revision is filed, the
moving party shall schedule a hearing on a civil calendar by filing a notice of
issue.  Unless otherwise directed by the Court, the hearing on the motion for
revision shall be scheduled to occur within thirty (30) days after the motion
for revision is filed.

     6.   The Record.

          6.1 The motion for revision shall be heard upon the record that was
before the court commissioner.

          6.2 In all proceedings for which a audio recording of live testimony
is made, the party moving for revision shall, within five (5) calendar days
after filing the motion, make arrangements through Superior Court
Administration for a transcript of the proceedings to be provided to the court.
Where a transcript is required, the party moving for revision shall be
responsible for arranging for and payment for the transcript and ensuring that
the transcript of proceedings is filed with the court not later than five (5)
calendar days before the scheduled hearing.

     7.   Scope of Motion.  The court may revise any order or judgment that is
related to the issues raised by the motion for revision; for example, all
issues related to child support or all issues related to the parenting plan.
The court will not consider issues that are not related to the motion for
revision without a separate motion, except:

          7.1  The court may consider requests for attorney's fees by either
party for the revision proceedings; and

          7.2  The court may consider issues in the original order when the
motion for revision is filed as to a motion denying a motion for reconsideration.

     8.   Effect of Motion.  When a motion for revision is timely filed the
following shall occur:

          8.1  With the exception of findings of fact and conclusions of law,
until the revision proceeding is completed the court commissioner loses
jurisdiction to conduct further proceedings and/or enter orders on issues that
are the subject of revision proceeding.

          8.2  The Court Commissioner may continue to hear proceedings and/or
enter orders on issues that do not involve the subject of the revision proceeding.

          8.3   A court commissioner's order shall be effective upon entry of a
written order, unless stayed by a judge's order, pending a motion for revision.


[Adopted effective September 1, 2012.]
	

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