Riverside — Proposed Local Rules and Forms effective January 1 2027

Source: https://riverside.courts.ca.gov/system/files/title7pc.pdf?cb=1789503423

RULE 7010 APPEARING REMOTELY AT NON-EVIDENTIARY HEARINGS

(A) This rule only applies to non-evidentiary hearings. Non-evidentiary hearings are those in which oral testimony will not be received, such as petitions with no filed or oral objections and no deficiencies or questions in the probate notes. Evidentiary hearings, for which remote appearances are not permitted, include those for an Elder Abuse Restraining Order, Temporary Conservatorship, Temporary Guardianship, Report of Sale, or appearances required by Probate Code 1825, 1851.5, 1860.5, 1863, 1893, 2250.4, or 3141. (B) Unless an in-person appearance is expressly ordered by the court or otherwise required by law, attorneys and self-represented parties are encouraged to appear at hearings via remote technology rather than in person. By doing so, those persons will be deemed to have requested a remote appearance. No written request to appear remotely is necessary. Persons intending to appear remotely shall notify all opposing parties of their intention before the hearing. That notice may be given informally, including by telephone, email, or text message. No advance notice to the court of the intention to appear remotely is required prior to the date of the hearing. If for any reason the court denies the request to allow a remote appearance, the hearing shall be continued to a date at which the parties will be ordered to appear in person. (C) This rule shall be in effect until January 1, 20272032.