Request to adjourn/reschedule hearing or withdraw a petition
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Request to adjourn or reschedule a hearing
To request the adjournment or rescheduling of a hearing, submit form wcpc96 to courtroomfile@wcpc.us. If you are requesting an emergency hearing, this form is also used and see: WCPC - Emergency Filings for further instructions.
Video instructions on how to complete wcpc96.
Additional situations to use this form:
This form should also be used if you are requesting the rescheduling of a hearing for:
- Multiple petitions filed in the same case, for example, a request to reschedule a petition to allow account together with a petition and order to use funds that are both pending in the same case;
- A petition filed in a companion matter to be heard together with the other case (for example, a request to reschedule a hearing on a petition for the appointment of a guardian for one child, to the same date and time as the hearing on a petition for the appointment of a guardian for a sibling of the child.
Request to withdraw a petition
To request the withdrawal of a petition or motion, submit form wcpc96 to courtroomfile@wcpc.us. Please note, refunds of filing fees cannot be given for pleadings that have been accepted for filing by the court.
Video instructions on how to complete wcpc96 (coming soon)
Rev. 4/2025