In the not too distant past, matrimonial lawyers performed legal services and met with clients in their law offices. Preliminary conferences, the argument of motions and trials were held at the courthouse. Lawyers communicated with clients and others lawyers by telephone and mail. Pleadings and litigation papers such as motions for pendente lite relief were served by ordinary mail or by overnight delivery service. Usually, a lawyer would receive a response to a letter sent to a client or adversary, by letter or telephone a few days after it was sent.

Today, matrimonial practitioners argue motions, attend court conferences and try cases virtually. Those lawyers who do not opt-out, whose cases are electronically filed in the New York State Court Electronic Filing System (NYSCEF), serve papers by electronic filing. See CPLR §2111(b)(3) and 22 NYCRR §202.5-bb. Lawyers and clients rarely call us or send us letters. Instead, they usually communicate with us by email. If they have our mobile phone number they even send us text messages. And they expect that we will read their email or text right away and respond promptly.

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