Quote Originally Posted by itsme_iye View Post
To Familylawyer, if the grounds for annulment is very simple i guess even if the lawyer do something following the usual routine, and if you are lucky to be assigned to a good Judge then there is no hearing anymore. So The clerk of Court and the lawyer has nothing to say on this. I thought if the lawyer knows the Judge and the Clerk of Court then it will be faster and easier but in my case my lawyer was surprised when he was told by the clerk of court that she needs my signature, Psychologist and the
witness and there's no hearing just the pre-trial and done
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who told you that you need not appear?

FACT TO CONSIDER:
1. You need to be present when you will testify except if your testimony will be taken through written interrogatories.
2. You need not appear for the preliminary conference and pre-trail hearings, if you had executed a Special Power of Attorney infavor of your lawyer.
3. If your ground is psychological incapacity, then the psychiatrist needs to examine you.
4. If the lawyer is a friend of the clerk of court, the trial dates and decision can be worked out (faster).