What happens in a temporary hearing during the pendency of a divorce case depends on what the temporary hearing is about. Are we there for temporary alimony? Are we there for temporary child support? Are we there to temporarily determine how some debt is going to be paid or who's going to have access to the house? Temporary hearings in a dissolution of marriage action occur for a whole host of reasons, but generally what happens is, the parties will appear before the court. They will be asked a series of questions that respond or defend against the motion that is pending, and the court will make a decision based upon the evidence presented to the court at that time.