Rule 5.701 - Summary disposition and uncontested matters(a) Unless a hearing is required by statute or by the court, any uncontested, stipulated, or resolved matter may be submitted to the court for consideration without a hearing.(b) Any child custody proceeding not referencing a written custody and visitation agreement shall require an affidavit by the moving party reciting: (1) The date the parties separated;(2) With whom the child has lived during the preceding 6 months;(3) The contact the child has had with both parents in the past 6 months; and(4) The proposed custody and visitation schedule for the other party and the child, including specific reasons, if any, why visitation should be denied, restricted, or supervised, with all necessary specifics of whatever contact is requested.(c) An affidavit to corroborate residency shall state the address of the affiant and how long the affiant has been a resident of this state, how the affiant is acquainted with the party whose residency is being corroborated, the total length of time the affiant knows that the party has resided in this state, that the affiant can verify the affiant's personal knowledge that the party is a resident of this state, and the basis of the affiant's personal knowledge.(d) An uncontested family division matter may be heard on any day and time that the assigned judge is hearing uncontested matters. Unless otherwise ordered, a request that the court hear an uncontested case must be made to the clerk not later than 7 days before the day on which the case is to be heard, and all relevant papers must be filed with the clerk at or before the time the request for the uncontested setting is made. If the judge who was to hear an uncontested case is absent at the time set for that hearing, the case may be heard by any other judge.Added effective 1/27/2017; amended effective 6/10/2022.