Q: If a court order is stamped with a date/filed on a specific date, when does the timeline start for things in the order?
Filed a motion and the order was stamped with a date. Within the order were specific timelines, such as therapy once a month, visits every two weeks. Does the month start the date the order was stamped or at the beginning of the next month. For example, order was dated, stamped and filed on August 18. In order to follow the order, shouldn't the therapy take place by September 18 to adhere to the order? Same case for visits. Should they be within two weeks of the order? Being told the timeline starts on September 1. My understanding is that it would be from the date the judge signs and when it was filed. Same day in this case. Is this open to interpretation?
A: Your general interpretation is correct. Presumably, you had a hearing where the judge said what the order will be. You, or your attorney - or perhaps the opposing attorney - was asked to reduce it all down to writing and file it for judge's signature. Orders typically have immediate effect.
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