Uniform Rules for the Supreme Court and the County Court (Uniform Rules) 22 NYCRR 202.16, 22 NYCRR 202.16-a, 22 NYCRR 202.16-b, and 22 NYCRR 202.18 are the “matrimonial rules”. Effective July 1, 2022, the matrimonial rules were revised to specifically incorporate 22 NYCRR Part 202 (see AO142/22, amended on June 13, 2022), which contains many of the commercial division rules effective Feb. 1, 2021.

Good News

The good news for matrimonial practitioners and their clients is that the Uniform Rules which have been incorporated into the matrimonial rules encourage appearances for the argument of motions and conferences by electronic means. 22 NYCRR 202.8-f provides that oral arguments may be conducted by the court by electronic means and requires each court or court part to adopt a procedure governing requests for oral argument of motions. In the absence of such a procedure by a particular court or part, any party may request oral argument of a motion by a letter accompanying the motion papers. Notice of the date selected by the court must be given, if practicable, at least 14 days before the scheduled oral argument. 22 NYCRR 202.10(a) provides that any party may request to appear at a conference by electronic means. Where feasible and appropriate, the court is encouraged to grant such requests.

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