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 * Relevant law &mdash; any legislation or case law that supports your position.
-If you have copies of recent appraisals, a "Scott Schedule" (list of property and debt), or expert reports, try to exchange them in advance, and well before the conference. During the settlement conference, each side explains what they want and why. The judge or associate judge may ask questions, point out risks, and offer opinions on how a trial judge might decide, based on similar cases and the facts you've provided.
+If you have copies of recent appraisals, a "Scott Schedule" (which is a chart or table used by lawyers to organize and compare the parties' positions on property and debt), or expert reports, try to exchange them in advance, and well before the conference. During the settlement conference, each side explains what they want and why. The judge or associate judge may ask questions, point out risks, and offer opinions on how a trial judge might decide, based on similar cases and the facts you've provided.
 Like a JCC, a settlement conference works best when you've given the other side full disclosure of documents and you arrive with a realistic sense of your case's strengths, weaknesses, costs, and risks. If you don't have a lawyer, consider speaking with one beforehand to get advice on likely trial outcomes and costs.