Larimer County District Court Document Filing Requirements

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Provide the total number of people covered by the health, dental, or vision insurance plan.

Health, Dental, Vision Insurance Premium and the total number people covered on plan…

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Applies to

Court form

Check the box acknowledging whether you filled in the blanks without changing the form or changed its printed content.

Check appropriate box - Box 1 - I am acknowledging I am filling in the blanks and not changing anything else on the form... Or Box 2 - I am acknowledging that I have made a change to the original content of this form (You would be changing the form if you changed any of the printed content on the court form)...

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Indicate the total amount each party agrees to pay.

Indicate the total amount that each party agrees to pay...

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Unemployed filers must enter the date they last worked.

If unemployed, enter the date that you last worked…

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Applies to

Exhibits

Label each exhibit with a brief description so a bench notebook is not needed.

Exhibits must be labeled with a brief description of each exhibit to avoid the need for a bench notebook.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Applies to

Motion to modify

If the victim objects to a waiver, a Motion to Modify must be filed and the Court must authorize the reduction.

if the victim objects to the waiver, a Motion to Modify must be filed and the reduction authorized by the Court.

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State whether an account is wholly owned by one party or jointly owned, and give each party’s ownership percentage if ownership is split.

Indicate if the Petitioner or Respondent/Co-Petitioner owns 100% of the account, or if there is a split ownership. If split ownership, you must indicate the percentage of ownership for each party...

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The filer must enter the date their employment began.

Enter the date your employment began …

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Applies to

Child support worksheet

The Child Support Worksheet should be filed with the Parenting Plan.

The Child Support Worksheet should then be filed into the case with the Parenting Plan...

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Petition and affidavit

The County Attorney must initiate a new action by filing a Petition for Extension of Restrictive Housing and an Affidavit with the court.

The County Attorney will initiate a new action by filing a Petition for Extension of Restrictive Housing (“Petition”) and an Affidavit with the court.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Restrictive housing extension filing

To extend restrictive housing beyond the court-ordered period, the jail must file in the existing case; the required filing and affidavit depend on whether circumstances have changed.

If the local jail determines it needs to keep the individual in restrictive housing for longer than ordered by the court, it must file another Petition and Affidavit within the existing CV case prior to the expiration of the order.2 If the circumstances have not changed since the original Petition and Affidavit were filed, the jail may file a request to extend the restrictive housing order representing there has been no change in circumstances from the original filing without an additional Affidavit. If circumstances have changed and warrant notifying the court, then the jail shall file a request to extend the restrictive housing order with an updated Affidavit attached.

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Applies to

Sworn financial statement summary

A negative result in the financial statement summary must be marked with a minus symbol.

If it’s a negative number, indicate this with a minus symbol...

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Applies to

Motion to dismiss

A motion to dismiss must state in its caption or opening paragraph the rule or subsection under which it is filed.

All motions to dismiss must state in the caption or in the opening paragraph under which rule or subsection the motion is filed.

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Add the amounts in the Balance column and enter the total.

Add up the Balance column and write the total...

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Applies to

Form

Anyone completing the WORD or PDF version of the form must complete all four parts.

If you are completing the form using the WORD or PDF version, make sure that you complete all 4 parts of the form.

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Applies to

JDF 1111-SS

Record the type of plan for Section G assets.

Write down the type of plan...

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Applies to

JDF 1111-SS

Add the current values of the assets and record the total.

Add the current values and write in the total...

CRITICALCriminal cases

Applies to

Petition

If Probation proceeds despite the victim’s objection, the petition must clearly notify the Court and District Attorney of the objection.

If Probation chooses to proceed with the petition despite the objection of the victim, Probation shall clearly notify the Court and the District Attorney of the objection within the petition.

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Applies to

Sworn financial statement

For married parties or civil-union partners, identify jointly acquired assets under Joint (J), except gifts and inheritances, and identify premarital, gifted, or inherited assets under the appropriate individual heading.

If the parties are married or partners in a civil union, check under the heading Joint (J) all assets acquired during the marriage/civil union but not by gift or inheritance. Under the headings of Petitioner (P) or CoPetitioner/Respondent (C/R), check assets owned before this marriage/civil union and assets acquired by gift or inheritance...

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Enter the balance for each debt.

Write in the Balance...

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The form must indicate spousal maintenance or child support paid for prior relationships.

Indicate any spousal maintenance or child support paid for prior relationships...

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The filer must indicate how often they are paid.

Indicate how often you are paid…

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Write “0” in any deductions section where you have no deductions.

If you do not have deductions in a specific section, please write “0”…

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Indicate the source of any dependent children’s monthly gross income.

Dependent Children’s Monthly Gross Income - indicate source of income…

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Applies to

Certificate of service

Must include

certificate of service

Complete and sign the Certificate of Service to tell the Court how the other party will receive a copy.

Complete the Certificate of Service – this lets the Court know how you are getting a copy to the other party… Include your signature…

CRITICALCriminal casesCourt notice

Applies to

Entry of appearance

Entries must be filed with the clerk’s office; Division 1A will not accept them.

All entries must be filed with the clerk’s office—Division 1 A will not accept entries.

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Applies to

Response

Use JDF 1015 for a Dissolution or Legal Separation Response.

For a Dissolution or Legal Separation use JDF 1015...

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Applies to

Verification signature page

Complete the verification/signature page with the date, location, printed name, and signature.

Verification/Signature Page - Petitioner or Co-Petitioner/Respondent... Write in the Date, Month, & Year... City or Other Location and State or Country... Print name... Sign name...

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Applies to

Motion

Must include

certificate of service

The filing must include a certificate of service, signed by counsel or office staff, confirming compliance with the notice requirements.

The filing must include a certificate of service signed by counsel or their office staff confirming the above notice requirements have been met.

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Must include

caption

Keep the caption parties unchanged and enter the Petitioner and Respondent/Co-Petitioner names.

Section 2: The caption will always remain the same – the parties do not change. Enter the Petitioner and Respondent/Co-Petitioner names...

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Applies to

Order to seal

Must include

caption, case number

Complete the caption on the order to seal, including the case number and the listed caption information.

ORDER TO SEAL - FILL IN THE CAPTION... Court Address - 201 Laporte Avenue Suite 100, Fort Collins CO 80521... Defendant - Your name... Case number... Courtroom...

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Applies to

Motion to seal form

The form must indicate how it was completed by checking the appropriate box.

Check the appropriate box to indicate how you completed the form...

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Convert annual, bi-monthly, and weekly miscellaneous income amounts to monthly amounts.

Miscellaneous Income (convert annual, bi-monthly and weekly amounts to Monthly amounts)…

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Applies to

Summary judgment response

An opposing party must include a section titled “Response to Statement of Undisputed Material Facts,” classify each fact using one of the specified terms, and respond in separately numbered paragraphs corresponding to the movant's numbering.

Any party opposing the motion for summary judgment must create a section of the response titled “Response to Statement of Undisputed Material Facts,” and must respond by deeming the facts “undisputed,” “disputed,” or “undisputed for purposes of summary judgment.” Each response must be made in separate paragraphs numbered to correspond to movant’s paragraph numbering.

CRITICALPro se cases

Applies to

Caption

In Court of Appeals documents, parties should be designated and aligned as they were in the referring court or agency.

Parties in the Court of Appeals should be designated and aligned as in the referring court or agency;

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The filer must indicate their belief about the other party’s monthly gross income before taxes.

Indicate what you believe is the monthly gross (before taxes) income of the other party…

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Describe the parties’ agreed division or transfer of the bank-account assets.

Describe the agreed upon division or transfer of these assets...

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Enter the last four digits of each account number.

Write in the Last 4 Digits of Account Number...

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Add the amounts from all expense sections and enter the total next to “Total Monthly Expenses.”

Total all sections and write in the amount next to “ Total Monthly Expenses”...

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The form must indicate any spousal maintenance to be paid for the current relationship.

In this section, indicate any spousal maintenance to be paid for this relationship...

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Applies to

Reply

The movant must respond to the respondent’s legal arguments in the reply.

The movant must respond to the legal arguments made by the respondent

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Write down the policy’s cash value as of today.

Write down the cash value as of today...

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Applies to

Sworn financial statement summary

The financial statement summary must include the total income from page 1.

Write in the total of all income (from page 1)...

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Applies to

Emergency motion

Must include

certificate of service

A certificate of service confirming compliance with the notice requirements must be filed with the emergency motion and signed by counsel or office staff.

At the time of filing the emergency motion, a certificate of service must be filed with the court, signed by counsel or their office staff, confirming the above notice requirements have been complied with.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Notice

A signed notice confirming compliance with the paragraph (2) notification requirements must be filed with the new case.

Along with the filing of the case a notice must be filed with the court signed by counsel or another representative of the county confirming that the notice requirements set forth in Paragraph (2) have been met.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Petition and affidavit filing

Must include

certificate of service

The filing must include a certificate of service stating that the individual and, if represented, the individual’s counsel were served with the Petition and Affidavit.

The filing must include a certificate of service indicating the individual and, if known to be represented, the individual’s counsel has been served with the Petition and the Affidavit.

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Applies to

Notice to set

For all settings, the moving party shall file a Notice to Set and the division clerk will then contact the parties and clear a date for the setting.

For all settings, the moving party shall file a Notice to Set and the division clerk will then contact the parties and clear a date for the setting.

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The filer must enter their employer’s address.

Enter the address of your employer…

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Applies to

Motion to dismiss

A filed motion to dismiss must include a statement describing the movant’s efforts to confer as expected.

If the motion is nonetheless filed, the movant must include a statement describing efforts to comply with the above expectation.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Notice

When filing the emergency motion, the filer must submit a signed notice confirming that the paragraph (2) notification requirements have been met.

At the time of filing the emergency motion, a notice must be filed with the court signed by counsel or another representative of the county confinning that the notice requirements set forth in paragraph (2) have been met.