(LPCH)Attend the hearing

The first court date is usually when you provide financial disclosure (information about your income and assets). Or you might begin to explain why you haven't been paying. The judge will ask if you're going to get a lawyer and what steps you're taking to pay what you already owe. You can ask the judge or the BCFMA lawyer about how many days of jail you're facing and how that number was calculated.

If you've applied to have the support order changed, the judge might adjourn (delay) the committal hearing to give you time to get a new support order.