What does motion to compel mean in divorce?

What does motion to compel mean in divorce?

A motion to compel asks the presiding probate and family judge to order one party to provide the opposing side with evidence related to the divorce proceedings.

What does a motion to compel discovery mean?

A motion to compel asks the court to enforce a request for information relevant to a case. The requesting party files a motion to compel discovery responses if the opposing party continues to deny the discovery request.

Can you object to discovery?

You could object that a discovery request is overbroad or unduly burdensome, and maybe you’d be right. But if you make scant effort to explain why you are right, you might as well not object at all.

Do you have to answer all questions in discovery?

A person served with interrogatories has thirty days after service to respond in writing. You must answer each interrogatory separately and fully in writing under oath, unless you object to it.

How do I request something to discovery?

Start your objections with the phrase: “Plaintiff/Defendant objects to this request/interrogatory on the ground that . . . ” End with a position on production/response (see “Final Position on Discovery” below for phrases to include after objections).

Can you amend discovery responses?

A party may not use – at any hearing or trial – material or information withheld from discovery under a claim of privilege, including a claim sustained by the court, without timely amending or supplementing the party’s response to that discovery.”

Will not lead to the discovery of admissible evidence?

For good cause, the court may order discovery of any matter relevant to the subject matter involved in the action. Relevant information need not be admissible at trial if the discovery appears reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence.