The purposes of a pretrial hearing shall be to:
(a) determine whether a settlement of any or all of the issues has occurred or is possible;(b) determine whether all parties have been served and, if not, review the efforts that have taken place to date to serve all parties;(c) advise any child or the child's parent or legal custodian who appears in court and is unrepresented of the right to representation pursuant to Rule 36. If counsel is appointed at the pretrial hearing, the hearing shall be reconvened at a later date;(d) determine whether the child shall be present and testify at trial and, if so, under what circumstances;(e) identify any unresolved discovery matters;(f) resolve any pending pretrial motions;(g) identify and narrow issues of law and fact for trial, including identification of: (1) the factual allegations admitted or denied;(2) the statutory grounds admitted or denied;(3) any stipulations to foundation and relevance of documents; and(4) any other stipulations, admissions, or denials;(h) exchange witness lists and a brief summary of each witness' testimony;(i) exchange exhibit lists;(j) confirm the trial date and estimate the length of trial;(k) determine the need for, and date for submission of, proposed findings; and(l) determine any other relevant issues.Minn. Juve. Prot. P. 57.02