sworn and signed Statements of Assets and Liabilities in accordance with Local Rule 14.25. Statements should be in substantially the form set forth in Appendix V to the Local Rules. The parties may not waive this requirement without leave of Court.

Each party shall provide the opposing party with a list of the witnesses he or she intends to or may call as witnesses at the evidentiary hearing. The parties do not need to provide their respective witness lists to the Court prior to the hearing. Other than a party or a witness called solely for the purposes of rebuttal or impeachment, any witness not disclosed prior to the hearing may, in the Court's discretion, be barred on the motion of the opposing party. In contested custody cases, the Court assumes, unless informed otherwise, that the court-appointed Guardian Ad Litem and/or court-appointed custody evaluator will be a witness.

Each party shall file verified written responses to any verified motions or petitions directed at the party and which are to be heard at the evidentiary hearing. The Court may deem a party's failure to file a verified written response to a then-pending verified petition as an admission of any well-pleaded facts in the petition and may grant relief accordingly.

□ Motions raising alleged pleading deficiencies or discovery deficiencies may not be filed and noticed for presentment on the date set for a contested hearing. Oral motions regarding discovery matters will not be entertained on the date set for hearing. Petitions or motions filed after the Court schedules an evidentiary hearing and noticed for presentment on the date of the hearing will not be heard unless by express agreement of the parties. All relevant discovery and all necessary motion practice is to be completed before the parties request and receive a contested hearing date.

Each party shall tender to the opposing party (directly or through the party’s attorney) copies of each exhibit (see Local Rules, Appendix T) he or she intends to use and/or to offer into evidence at the evidentiary hearing for any purpose other than impeachment of a witness or direct rebuttal of a witness’ testimony. To the extent that time permits, the parties (directly or through their counsel) should attempt together to identify and address objections to proposed exhibits prior to the hearing. The parties do not need to provide their respective exhibits or exhibit lists to the Court prior to the hearing, but should bring pre-marked courtesy copies of all exhibits for all parties and for the Court to the hearing. Any exhibit not provided to the opposing party prior to the hearing may, at the Court’s discretion, be barred on the motion of the opposing party.

If a party has petitioned for, or intends to petition for attorneys' fees when the proofs are closed at the conclusion of a scheduled hearing, counsel for the requesting party must provide opposing counsel and the Court with a current statement of account for his or her client (redacted to the extent necessary to preserve and protect the attorney-client privilege). The statements of account should reflect each attorney's hourly rate, along with the dates of service and time expended on each date of service. All attorneys' fees petitions shall include a reference to the specific statutory section and subsection upon which the petition/request is based.

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