How long after a sapcr is filed, does it take to recieve a court date?

Question

My lawyer filed for a court date to get child support and settle visitation rights, this was done on or around Aug 1st., it's now the 21st and Im getting a little impatient...

Answer 1

Ask your attorney.

In general, any citation necessary would take a day or more to serve on the respondent.  The defendant would have 20 to 30 days in which to file a written answer, depending on the jurisdiction.  When the answer is filed, either party would then ask the court administrator for a hearing or trial date and mail a notice to the other party.

I general, a motion or petition filed on August 1 would have a hearing date in September or October.  In some courts with a very heavy docket, it could be later.

Again, ask your lawyer.