Dearborn County Courts, Indiana Service and Proof of Service Rules

CRITICAL

The parties must exchange verified financial declaration forms within 60 days after filing the petition.

Within sixty (60) days of the date of filing of the Petition, exchange verified financial declaration forms as set forth in Attachment 2 to these Rules.

CRITICAL

The parties must exchange the listed tax, income, and retirement information within 45 days after filing the dissolution petition.

Within forty-five (45) days of the filing of a Petition for Dissolution of Marriage, the parties shall exchange copies of Federal Income Tax Returns for the previous year, most recent pay stubs and all of the most current information available regarding pensions, 401-K’s and any other retirement plans.

CRITICAL

Send notices of court action to the attorney, and that notice constitutes notice to the personal representative.

all notices of court action in said proceeding shall be sent to said attorney, and the same shall constitute notice to the personal representative.

CRITICAL

A party offering biologically contaminated evidence must serve all parties with the pre-trial notice.

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

For post-decree dissolution matters, hearing notices must be served on the other party and that party’s attorney who appeared in the dissolution proceedings.

In all matters pertaining to Dissolution of Marriage commenced after the final Decree has been placed on the Order Book, notice of hearings thereon must be served upon the other party and upon the attorney who appeared for the other party in the dissolution proceedings. The Rule shall apply for all proceedings for contempt, modifications, proceedings supplemental and the like.

WARNING

The required exchanges constitute mandatory discovery and are subject to Trial Rule 37 sanctions.

Exchange of the above stated information constitutes mandatory discovery, and therefore Trial Rule 37 sanctions apply.

WARNING

Service

Mail

The Court must mail actual notice of the evidence-destruction date to attorneys of record and to unrepresented parties.

In all cases, the Court shall provide actual notice, by mail, to all attorneys of record and to parties only if unrepresented by Counsel, that the evidence will be destroyed by a date certain if not retrieved before that date.