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Definition Return Date - a future date when a court hears arguments on motions, cross motions and orders to show cause after the parties have received appropriate notice.
Application in Divorce The return date is actually the date when courtroom action begins -- or at least, when the action is scheduled to begin. Litigation is very often a stop and start process, punctuated by continuances and postponements. It is seldom as dramatic as seen on television.

See also Notice of Motion, Cross Notice of Motion and Order to Show Cause.

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