Judge John M. Madonia

Applies to

Continuing education completion evidence

Approved mediators must complete 10 hours of circuit-approved continuing education every two years, including two hours on domestic violence, and provide evidence of completion to the Chief/Presiding Judge every two years.

Applies to

Joint parental responsibility allocation order

Joint parental responsibility allocation orders must include the specified decision-making, parenting-time, access, notice, communication, and other provisions, subject to the stated exceptions.

Applies to

Initial pleading

In the stated venue circumstances, petitioner’s counsel must file a motion with the initial pleading seeking waiver of venue, and the motion must be heard and ruled on before any other issue.

The court uses a summons requiring appearance within 30 days after service.

A party who appears without service of summons must plead within the time that would apply if summons had been served on the day of appearance.

A motion must be filed with the Circuit Clerk, if the office is open, before applying to a judge for an order.

Applies to

Written appearance

Copies of a filed general or special written appearance must be served in the manner required for service of copies of pleadings.

The moving party must give written hearing notice to all other parties, following the Court’s direction for motions made within a court day of trial and Supreme Court Rule 11 for other motions.

If a motion is heard without prior notice under this rule, written notice of the hearing of the motion showing the title and number of the action, the name of the judge who heard the motion, date of the hearing, and the order of the court thereof, whether granted or denied, shall be served by the party obtaining the order upon all parties not theretofore found by the court to be in default for failure to plead and proof of service thereof shall be filed with the clerk within two (2) days after the hearing. Notice shall be given in the manner and to the persons described in Supreme Court Rule 11.

Unless the court approves otherwise, the parenting plan must comply at minimum with the standardized Parenting Plan.

The initial case management order must be in a form consistent with Appendix A.

The final pre-trial memorandum must substantially comply with Appendix B1 for cases with children or Appendix B2 for cases without children.