Please choose the correct ending to complete the given sentence: Finance and Business: [header] How to postpone a court date [title] Contact the court. [step] Call or visit the clerk's office of the court that is handling your case and explain why you cannot attend the scheduled date. The clerk will inform you how continuances are handled in that state, county, or city.

Ending1: [substeps] In most cases, obtaining a continuance will need to be handled a certain number of days in advance of the court date. Contact the court as soon as you are aware you cannot attend to give yourself ample time. Ending2: Typically, many courts will attempt to finalize these procedures in response to certain requirements such as reduced rent, reduced visitation costs, or mandatory pay for children. Find out how many hours you need to attend the scheduled date as well as what time you should be there. Ending3: [substeps] Avoid getting more information than you need to get in the courtroom. Provide all of the factual details: your name, gender, occupation, and job as well as your sex and your legal status within that jurisdiction (or state or community). Ending4: [substeps] In many cases, you can get the clerk's decision on your free date. In other states, you can request a jury trial in another state's case.

Answer format: ending1/ending2/ending3/ending4