Hamilton County Courts, Indiana Document Format Requirements

CRITICAL

Each volume of the Designation of Evidence shall be independently and consecutively numbered at the bottom of the page (see 213.10, d. (2). above) without obscuring the page numbers existing on original documents. Each volume shall begin with a numeral one on the first page. Therefore, if more than one volume is filed, each volume should begin with page one.

Each volume of the Designation of Evidence shall be independently and consecutively numbered at the bottom of the page (see 213.10, d. (2). above) without obscuring the page numbers existing on original documents. Each volume shall begin with a numeral one on the first page. Therefore, if more than one volume is filed, each volume should begin with page one.

CRITICAL

Accountings must use the prescribed statutory format; informal, handwritten, and transactional accountings are not accepted except as permitted by LR29-PR00-714.

All accountings shall follow the prescribed statutory format. Informal, handwritten, or transactional accountings will not be accepted, except as permitted by LR29-PR00-714.

CRITICAL

A proposed order must be on a separate page from the motion and, when filing through IEFS, filed as a separate lead document.

Proposed orders must be set forth on a separate page from the motion and must be filed as a separate lead document when the Indiana E-Filing System (IEFS) is used as the means of filing.

CRITICAL

Appearance bonds must be written for one cause number; lump sum bonds covering multiple cause numbers will not be accepted.

The Circuit and Superior Courts of Hamilton County will only accept appearance bonds written for a single cause number and will not accept lump sum appearance bonds that apply to more than one cause number.

CRITICAL

A party unable to afford the bond or cash deposit may instead file an affidavit of indigence and personal undertaking using the court-prescribed form.

b. If unable to afford a surety bond or cash deposit, the party filing the request may instead file an affidavit of indigence and personal undertaking in accordance with Indiana Rule 1(C)(2) on a form prescribed by the Court (Form DN01/02-602/03).

CRITICAL

A party unable to afford the bond or cash deposit may instead file an affidavit of indigence and personal undertaking using the court-prescribed form.

d. If unable to afford a surety bond or cash deposit, the party filing the request may instead file an affidavit of indigence and personal undertaking in accordance with Indiana Rule 2(D)(2) on the form prescribed by the Court (Form DN01/02-602/03).

CRITICAL

each volume shall be limited in size to the lesser of two hundred fifty (250) pages or 25 megabytes (25MB). The front page shall be included in the two hundred fifty (250) page limit of this rule. Conventionally filed volumes shall be bound with a single staple or binder clip and shall not be bound in book or pamphlet form.

each volume shall be limited in size to the lesser of two hundred fifty (250) pages or 25 megabytes (25MB). The front page shall be included in the two hundred fifty (250) page limit of this rule. Conventionally filed volumes shall be bound with a single staple or binder clip and shall not be bound in book or pamphlet form.

WARNING

The surety insurance agency’s name and address must be typed or printed on each corporate bond in an estate or guardianship.

705.40 The name and address of the insurance agency providing the corporate surety shall be typed or printed on all corporate bonds in any estate or guardianship.

WARNING

Documents filed in a Hamilton County Court must be prepared on 8.5-by-11-inch paper, except for exhibits and existing wills.

All documents filed in any Hamilton County Court, with the exception of exhibits and existing wills, shall be prepared on paper measuring 8.5” x 11”.

WARNING

Each listed document must be paginated separately and consecutively, with page numbers at the bottom; page numbers may be typed, stamped, or handwritten.

All pages of each document listed above shall be separately and consecutively paginated. The page numbers may be affixed to a page by type, stamp, or handwriting. Page numbers must appear at the bottom of the page.