RULES OF THE PROBATE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE 

    
    A Party, Petitioner or Respondent, anytime subsequent to, or contemporaneous with, the filing of an Answer to a Petition, may by Motion request that the Court place the contested matter on the trial calendar. Such Motion shall be a representation to the Court by the Party or the Attorney for the Party that the Party is ready for trial, that there is no known reason why the opposing Party is not ready for trial, that settlement negotiations have been exhausted and that a trial is probably certain. Rule 59 shall be strictly enforced as to all such Motions.