Brown County Courts, Indiana Filing Timing and Cure Windows

CRITICAL

A party must file an updated balance sheet and proposed division as soon as practicable after making an update.

A party making such an update shall informally provide such information to the other party as quickly as feasible and shall file and exchange an updated balance sheet and proposed division as soon as practicable.

CRITICAL

The estate bond must be acquired and filed before letters are issued to the fiduciary.

A. It is the policy of the Court to require that a corporate surety bond in an amount to be determined by the Court be acquired and filed by the fiduciary in every estate, whether supervised or unsupervised, before letters are issued to that fiduciary.

CRITICAL

A broadcast request is due at least 7 days before the proceeding, but the Court may modify the request period.

A member of the news media may request permission to broadcast by submitting a written request at least 7 days in advance of the hearing or proceeding. The Court has discretion to modify the request period.

CRITICAL

Each party in a contested dissolution case must file and exchange the marital balance sheet at least 30 days before mediation or the final hearing.

In all contested dissolution of marriage cases, each party shall file with the court and exchange a marital balance sheet at least 30 days before any mediation or final hearing.

CRITICAL

If an estate remains open after one year, an intermediate account must be filed within 30 days after that year expires and every succeeding six months.

Whenever an estate cannot be closed within one (1) year, an intermediate account shall be filed with the Court within thirty (30) days after the expiration of one (1) year and each succeeding six (6) months thereafter.

CRITICAL

Parties must file witness and exhibit lists at least 7 days before the specified hearings; omitted witnesses or exhibits are excluded unless the court waives the requirement for good cause.

Parties shall file the list of witnesses and exhibits with the court at least 7 days prior to any of the hearings specified in section “a.” Failure to include a witness or exhibit shall preclude the witness from testifying or the exhibit from being introduced, unless the court waives the requirement for good cause shown.

CRITICAL

Each party must file its amended marital balance sheet and proposed division within 7 days after both parties have filed and exchanged their initial balance sheets.

After both parties have filed and exchanged the marital balance sheet, each party shall, within 7 days thereafter, file an amended marital balance sheet and proposed division of the marital estate to address any asset(s) or debt(s) that appear on the other party’s balance sheet, but was not addressed on that party’s initial marital balance sheet.

WARNING

A defense attorney's appearance in a probation or community-corrections violation proceeding automatically terminates 35 days after the proceeding concludes, for appointed and privately employed counsel.

In probation and community corrections violations proceedings, a defense attorney’s appearance shall automatically be withdrawn 35 days after the conclusion of the violation proceedings. This applies to both court appointed and privately employed counsel.

WARNING

Absent exceptional circumstances, an attorney should not expect permission to withdraw for a client's failure to meet fee obligations unless the motion is filed at least 90 days before a second or later trial setting.

In addition to the provisions of Indiana Code §35-36-8-2 and LR07-TR.3.1-02, absent exceptional circumstances, no attorney in a criminal case should expect permission to withdraw the attorney’s appearance based on his or her client’s failure to fulfill an obligation with respect to the attorney’s fee unless the motion to withdraw is filed at least 90 days prior to a second or subsequent trial setting.

WARNING

A defense attorney's appearance in a criminal case automatically terminates 35 days after the pending action concludes by plea, verdict, or dismissal; this applies to appointed and privately employed counsel.

In all criminal cases, a defense attorney’s appearance in the case shall automatically be withdrawn 35 days after the conclusion of the pending action by plea, verdict, or dismissal. This applies to both court appointed and privately employed counsel.