FILE NO. ____________________ STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER DISTRICT COURT DIVISION _____________________________ Plaintiff Worksheet for Scheduling and Discovery Order in VS. Equitable Distribution Case _____________________________ (o Adopted as an Order) Defendant 1. The parties stipulate to the following essential facts: q The court has jurisdiction over the parties and the subject matter; q The parties were married on ___________________; q The parties separated on _________________; o The date of separation is disputed. 2. This action o does o does not require the appointment of an expert appraiser. The following property requires an expert appraisal which has not been completed: ________________________________________________________________________ ___ ________________________________________________________________________ ___ __________________________________________________________________ The parties o can o can not agree upon experts to conduct the appraisals q The parties request that the court appoint an expert appraiser. The part ies submit the following three names each: Plaintiff: Defendant: The parties shall exchange the reports of experts according to the following schedule: ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ 3A. The plaintiff requests that the following procedure be used to establish the tim e lines to produce a single schedule of marital property which the court should cla ssify, value and distribute: q The statutory procedure q The schedule as set forth below 3B. The defendant requests that the following procedure be used to establish the time li nes to produce a single schedule of marital property which the court should cla ssify, value and distribute: q The statutory procedure q The schedule as set forth below 4. Discovery Issues: There are discovery issues which need to be resolved as follows (attach supplemental orders):_______________________________________________________________ ____ ________________________________________________________________________ _ _________________________________________________________________________ th FC 5 District, Rev. 7/20/2000 American LegalNet, Inc. www.USCourtForms.com>>>> 2 ________________________________________________________________________ _ ________________________________________________________________________ _ ______________________________________________________________________ 5. The parties shall exchange property listings and contentions as to value s as follows: o Plaintiff o Defendant shall provide an initial listing by ________________________; o Plaintiff o Defendant shall provide a responsive list by _______________________; The parties will meet to resolve the differences by ____________________ __________; A Final Listing will be filed with the court by ________________________ __________. 6. The matter will be mediated by the following mediator: ___________________________; Mediation will be completed by _____________ . 7. Progress will be reviewed by the Family Court Administrator on _________ ___________. Notes: o An order will be prepared by _________________________by (date)___________________ o We consent to the foregoing as a Scheduling and Discovery Order and req uest that it be approved and entered by the court. This _____ day of _______________, 20 ____. ____________________________________ _________________________________ o Attorney for Plaintiff o Plaintiff o Attorney for Defendant o Defendant Approved and so Ordered: _________________________________ Judge Presiding th FC 5 District, Rev. 7/20/2000 American LegalNet, Inc. www.USCourtForms.com