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Judicial Case Conferences, usually referred to as JCCs, are relatively informal, off-the-record, private meetings between the parties, their lawyers and a master or judge in a courtroom. JCCs must be held in all contested family law court proceedings, and, in most cases, they must be held before any interim applications can be heard. | Judicial Case Conferences, usually referred to as JCCs, are relatively informal, off-the-record, private meetings between the parties, their lawyers and a master or judge in a courtroom. JCCs must be held in all contested family law court proceedings, and, in most cases, they must be held before any interim applications can be heard. | ||
Financial Statements must be exchanged by the parties before each JCC. They must also be filed in court in advance of the JCC to give the judge the chance to read through them first. | Financial Statements must be exchanged by the parties before each JCC. They must also be filed in court in <span class="noglossary">advance</span> of the JCC to give the judge the chance to read through them first. | ||
===Avoiding a JCC=== | ===Avoiding a JCC=== | ||
