Boone County Courts, Indiana Document Filing Requirements

CRITICAL

Applies to

Child support worksheet and financial declaration

Parties must complete an Indiana Child Support Guideline Worksheet and Financial Declaration in contested matters involving child support or disposition of assets.

Parties shall complete an Indiana Child Support Guideline Worksheet as well as a Financial Declaration in all contested matters involving child support or disposition of assets.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Motion

No written motion is required, except: a) To compel compliance under this Rule; b) For additional discovery not covered under this Rule; c) For a protective order seeking exemption from the provisions of this Rule; or d) For an extension of time to comply with this Rule.

No written motion is required, except: a) To compel compliance under this Rule; b) For additional discovery not covered under this Rule; c) For a protective order seeking exemption from the provisions of this Rule; or d) For an extension of time to comply with this Rule.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Motion or request

A motion or request seeking disclosure or a protective order must include a statement describing the effort to reach agreement and identifying when, where, how, and by whom it was made.

The party seeking disclosure or a protective order under this Rule shall include in the party’s motion or request a statement showing that the attorney making the motion or request has made a reasonable effort to reach agreement with opposing counsel concerning the matter set forth in the motion or request. In addition, this statement shall recite the date, time and place of this effort to reach agreement, whether the effort was made in person or by telephone and the names of all parties and attorneys participating therein.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Proposed order or decree addressing child support

A Child Support Worksheet must be attached to every proposed order or decree addressing child support.

Child Support Worksheets must be attached to all proposed orders and decrees addressing child support.

WARNING

Applies to

Written objection

If the nonmoving party files a written objection, it must set forth the basis for the objection.

The nonmoving party may file a written objection setting forth the basis of the same on or before the twentieth day from the initial hearing or other date as the court may allow, and the court shall consider the objection and sustain or overrule it as may be warranted.