{"id":4419,"date":"2020-04-20T18:14:43","date_gmt":"2020-04-20T23:14:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gbfamilylaw.com\/?post_type=videos&#038;p=4419"},"modified":"2023-09-25T10:01:25","modified_gmt":"2023-09-25T15:01:25","slug":"can-i-still-have-a-court-hearing-or-mediation-with-the-restrictions-of-social-distancing-and-or-shelter-in-place","status":"publish","type":"videos","link":"https:\/\/gbfamilylaw.com\/videos\/can-i-still-have-a-court-hearing-or-mediation-with-the-restrictions-of-social-distancing-and-or-shelter-in-place\/","title":{"rendered":"Can I Still Have a Virtual Court Hearing ?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>You can still have a hearing or mediation with the restrictions of social distancing and shelter-in-place so long as you have access to a computer or tablet and the internet. Lawyers and Judges are working together to help adapt to new electronic tools such as Teams, Zoom, Skype, and other virtual platforms. Several courts are allowing hearings to proceed virtually.\u00a0 The Texas Judicial Branch has provided <a href=\"https:\/\/www.txcourts.gov\/programs-services\/electronic-hearings-with-zoom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">guidelines<\/a> for setting up and managing Court hearings via Zoom. With courts being restricted for an indefinite period of time and limits being in place for some counties for gatherings, attorneys are also turning to electronic means to conduct mediations and arbitrations.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"embed-container video-single\"><iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fZh5Qf7-AiE?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>To learn more about virtual hearings, contact <a href=\"https:\/\/gbfamilylaw.com\/attorney\/aimee-m-pingenot\/\">Aimee Pingenot Key<\/a> at (214) 373-7676.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Related Videos<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:30% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gbfamilylaw.com\/videos\/settling-your-divorce-a-guide-to-mediating-virtually\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"384\" src=\"https:\/\/gbfamilylaw.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2020\/06\/setting-divorce-mediating-virtually.jpg.webp\" alt=\"Settling Your Divorce, A Guide to Mediating Virtually\" class=\"wp-image-13535 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gbfamilylaw.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2020\/06\/setting-divorce-mediating-virtually.jpg.webp 682w, https:\/\/gbfamilylaw.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2020\/06\/setting-divorce-mediating-virtually-300x169.jpg.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gbfamilylaw.com\/videos\/settling-your-divorce-a-guide-to-mediating-virtually\/\">Settling Your Divorce, A Guide to Mediating Virtually<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:28px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:30% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gbfamilylaw.com\/videos\/when-is-mediation-appropriate-in-a-family-law-case\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"384\" src=\"https:\/\/gbfamilylaw.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2021\/10\/caroline.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10236 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gbfamilylaw.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2021\/10\/caroline.jpg.webp 682w, https:\/\/gbfamilylaw.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2021\/10\/caroline-300x169.jpg.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gbfamilylaw.com\/videos\/when-is-mediation-appropriate-in-a-family-law-case\/\">When Is Mediation Appropriate in a Family Law Case?<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GBA&#8217;s Aimee Pingenot Key answers the question: can I still have a court hearing or mediation with social distancing or shelter-in-place restrictions? <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":13534,"template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-4419","videos","type-videos","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - 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