Cheryl Burke Requests Trial for Matthew Lawrence Divorce: What That May Mean for Their Case

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Amid Cheryl Burke’s ongoing divorce from estranged husband Matthew Lawrence, Us Weekly can confirm she requested the proceedings go to trial.The 38-year-old Dancing With the Stars pro’s attorney filed a motion on Thursday, May 26, to request a trial setting for the family law case.

According to the court docs, obtained by Us, both legal teams have signed off on the request.Per the legal filing, a trial lasts approximately three days and it cannot be scheduled as a short cause matter unless all parties agree to an estimated trial length of 5 hours — one day — or less.

A case would discuss the dissolution of marriage, spousal support, division of property, attorney fees and other legal costs.“Cheryl’s attorney filed a request for trial setting because he’s trying to push the other side to move and get things done,” Goldie Schon, a family law attorney from California, exclusively told Us of what the new motion could mean for Burke and the 42-year-old actor’s divorce. “He’s trying to push it because it’s going to take probably three months to get a trial setting conference on [the] calendar — it’s an appointment to get the court to set a trial six months later.

So, they’ll get a request for a trial setting conference probably in August or September to go to the courthouse to sit in front of the judge and get another date for the trial.