The Judge may schedule a pretrial conference prior to an adjudication hearing. All counsel and parties should be present for the pretrial, including the County Attorney, and any CHFS worker involved with the case. Prior to the pretrial conference, CHFS shall provide the County Attorney with the names, addresses and expected testimony of witnesses so that the County Attorney may subpoena any witness whose presence is necessary. CHFS shall bring copies of all related medical records, photographs, and police reports to the pretrial conference, and other physical evidence should be described and made available for inspection by counsel if it cannot be brought to Court.

To facilitate discussion and resolution of the case and minimize adversarial conflict, the parties may utilize one of the pretrial conference checklists attached as Appendix C.