THE STATE GUIDE · 50 STATES
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Alabama
Local schedules only
Alaska
No fixed statewide schedule identified
Arizona
Optional statewide model
Arkansas
Local schedules only
California
No fixed statewide schedule identified
Colorado
No fixed statewide schedule identified
Connecticut
No fixed statewide schedule identified
Delaware
Statewide guidelines
Florida
Optional statewide model
Georgia
No fixed statewide schedule identified
Hawaii
No fixed statewide schedule identified
Idaho
No fixed statewide schedule identified
Illinois
No fixed statewide schedule identified
Indiana
Statewide guidelines
Iowa
No fixed statewide schedule identified
Kansas
Local schedules only
Kentucky
No fixed statewide schedule identified
Louisiana
No fixed statewide schedule identified
Maine
No fixed statewide schedule identified
Maryland
No fixed statewide schedule identified
Massachusetts
No fixed statewide schedule identified
Michigan
Optional statewide model
Minnesota
Optional statewide model
Mississippi
Optional statewide model
Missouri
No fixed statewide schedule identified
Montana
No fixed statewide schedule identified
Nebraska
No fixed statewide schedule identified
Nevada
No fixed statewide schedule identified
New Hampshire
No fixed statewide schedule identified
New Jersey
No fixed statewide schedule identified
New Mexico
No fixed statewide schedule identified
New York
No fixed statewide schedule identified
North Carolina
No fixed statewide schedule identified
North Dakota
No fixed statewide schedule identified
Ohio
Optional statewide model
Oklahoma
Statewide guidelines
Oregon
Optional statewide model
Pennsylvania
Local schedules only
Rhode Island
No fixed statewide schedule identified
South Carolina
No fixed statewide schedule identified
South Dakota
Statewide guidelines
Tennessee
No fixed statewide schedule identified
Texas
Statutory schedule
Utah
Statutory schedule
Vermont
No fixed statewide schedule identified
Virginia
No fixed statewide schedule identified
Washington
No fixed statewide schedule identified
West Virginia
No fixed statewide schedule identified
Wisconsin
No fixed statewide schedule identified
Wyoming
No fixed statewide schedule identified
HOW TO READ THESE GUIDES
Different authorities.
Different legal effects.
Every guide is built from that state’s official statutes, court rules, forms and court self-help pages, and each one links the sources it draws on. Laws and local practice change, so always confirm against the current source and your own order.
Each state is labeled by what kind of schedule its law provides. The labels mean:
Statutory schedule
A schedule described in statute, subject to eligibility, exceptions, and the governing order.
Statewide guidelines
Guidelines whose force and application depend on the adopting authority and the case.
Optional statewide model
A planning model. It does not automatically become an enforceable family calendar.
Local schedules only
Local examples with a limited geographic and procedural scope.
No fixed statewide schedule identified
No fixed statewide calendar was identified within the reviewed sources. This is a bounded research finding.