Rules of Civil Procedure – Comment Period Closed March 22, 2021

DISCLOSURE AND DISCOVERY AMENDMENTS

URCP026. General provisions governing disclosure and discovery. Amend. The proposed amendments to Rule 26 extend several discovery timelines and clarify multiple provisions. The amendments also include the language currently proposed in SJR004 (2021), which addresses a party’s duty to pay an expert witness’s hourly fee for attendance at a deposition (lines 113-114).

FAMILY LAW AMENDMENTS
As a whole, the family law amendments below are intended to

URCP010. Form of pleadings and other papers. Amend.

URCP012. Defenses and objections. Amend.

URCP026. General provisions governing disclosure and discovery. Amend.

URCP026.01. Disclosure and discovery in domestic relations actions. Amend.

URCP100A. Case Management of Domestic Relations Actions. NEW.

URCP104. Divorce decree upon affidavit. Amend.

URCP106. Modification of final domestic relations order. Amend.