Bring printed evidence to hearings; phones prohibited without court order, clerk says

A clerk told petitioners to "print out and bring all the evidence you want to present to the judge," listing text messages, pictures and medical records as common items to use at an emergency hearing. The clerk emphasized judges determine admissibility of evidence at hearings.

The clerk also warned that "litigants cell phones are not permitted in the courthouse unless there is a court order allowing it," and suggested petitioners who need to present phone-based evidence ask the court for an order permitting the phone in the courthouse.