Dearborn County Courts, Indiana Filing Timing and Cure Windows

CRITICAL

A guilty plea within 14 days of the jury trial date must be presented to the Court without a recommendation.

Any guilty plea within fourteen (14) days of the jury trial date shall be before the Court without recommendation.

CRITICAL

The appraisal must be filed when the petition for sale is filed, unless it was already filed with the Inventory.

In all supervised estates and guardianships in which the real estate is to be sold (not distributed), a written professional appraisal setting forth the fair market value thereof must be filed with the court at the time of filing the petition for sale, unless such an appraisal was filed with the Inventory.

CRITICAL

The pre-trial notice must be filed in time for the Court to consider the issue and rule before trial.

A party who offers biologically contaminated evidence must file a pre-trial notice with the trial Court and serve all the parties so that the Court can consider the issue and rule appropriately before trial.

CRITICAL

If an estate remains open after one year, file an intermediate account within 30 days after the first anniversary of the administrator’s or executor’s appointment and each succeeding year.

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 from the date of the appointment of an administrator or executor and each succeeding year thereafter.

CRITICAL

Unless the Court orders otherwise, negotiated pleas covered by this rule must be tendered at least 14 days before the jury trial date.

Unless otherwise ordered by the Court, all negotiated criminal pleas as to misdemeanors or Class D felonies in matters scheduled for trial by jury shall be tendered to the Court in writing and signed by the defendant, defense counsel, and the prosecutor at least fourteen (14) days before jury trial date.

CRITICAL

The inventory is due within two months after appointment of the personal representative or guardian.

In all guardianship and supervised estates, an inventory must be filed with the Court within two (2) months after the appointment of the personal representative or guardian.

CRITICAL

If an intermediate account is not filed, the Court will annually order the estate’s attorneys to file it within 30 days; failure to comply may result in an order to show cause regarding removal.

In the event that no such intermediate accounting is filed, the Court will annually issue to the attorneys for such estates an order to file such accounting within thirty (30) days from the date of this order. In the event that no accounting is filed pursuant to the order, an Order to Show Cause will be issued to the executor and the attorney to show cause why they should not be removed for failure to comply with I.C. 29-1-16.2.

WARNING

If possible, the Circuit Court scheduling secretary shall attempt to set a hearing date within five days after the petition and request for temporary orders are filed.

The scheduling secretary of the Circuit Court shall attempt to set a date within five (5) days, if possible, from the date of the filing of the Petition and the Request for Temporary Orders.