813.13. Failing agreement between the parties as to the conduct of the proceedings, on presentation of the motion, the court, after examining the questions of law and fact at issue, may
(1) rule on means to simplify or accelerate the procedure and shorten the hearing, including the advisability of amending the written proceedings or of admitting any fact or document;
(2) order, if it deems it appropriate, the contestation of the application in writing on the conditions it determines;
(3) fix, where applicable, the procedure and the time limit for communication of the other detailed affidavits and the exhibits the parties intend to file;
(4) make all orders necessary to protect the rights of the parties for the time and on the conditions it determines;
(5) fix the date of the hearing, possibly for the same day, or order that the motion be entered on the special roll for family cases.
1984, c. 26, s. 22; 1999, c. 46, s. 14.