Jasper County Courts, Indiana Document Filing Requirements

CRITICAL

Applies to

Settlement agreement

If a full or partial settlement is reached, counsel and the parties must file and submit the signed written agreement with the notice of compliance.

In the event a full or partial settlement is reached counsel and parties shall file and submit the signed written agreement with the notice of compliance with this rule.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Tax returns

Income tax returns for the year of death and any needed prior years, as well as estate, inheritance, or fiduciary tax returns, must be prepared and filed.

Prepare and file income tax returns for the tax year in which the decedent died and any returns for prior years if needed. Timely prepare and file any estate, inheritance or fiduciary tax returns and pay taxes as they come due.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Family law contested hearing witness list

The parties must complete and file the Family Law Contested Hearing Witness List seven days before a contested hearing in the listed family-law matters, except Title IV-D support cases.

Seven days prior to any contested hearing in a family law case including paternity, support, post-secondary educational support, custody, visitation, dissolution of marriage (except for Title IV-D support cases) the parties shall complete and file the Family Law Contested Hearing Witness List contained in this rule.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Title opinion or policy

The policy must be conditioned to cover the purchase price at the sale and may be given with any necessary exclusions. The opinion or policy shall run to all parties interested in the litigation and to any purchaser or purchasers at the sale. The opinion or policy shall not cover defects arising in the conduct of the sale.

The policy must be conditioned to cover the purchase price at the sale and may be given with any necessary exclusions. The opinion or policy shall run to all parties interested in the litigation and to any purchaser or purchasers at the sale. The opinion or policy shall not cover defects arising in the conduct of the sale.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Settlement conference compliance pleading

The parties and counsel must file and sign a brief pleading reporting the settlement conference date, attendees, and whether a full or partial settlement was reached.

The parties and their counsel shall file and sign a brief pleading with the Court indicating they have complied with this rule showing: 1. The date of the settlement conference; 2. The persons in attendance; and 3. Whether or not a full or partial settlement was reached.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Guardian report

For an adult whose incapacity is due to physical or mental illness, the current report must include a treating physician’s report verifying that the incapacity remains unchanged and that the living arrangements are appropriate.

If the incapacitated person is an adult and the incapacity is due to physical or mental illness, a Physician's Report by a treating physician shall be filed with the current report, verifying that the incapacity of the person remains unchanged since the date the guardianship was established or the date of the last current report and that the living arrangements for the incapacitated person are appropriate.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Inventory

A fiduciary must file an inventory in every estate and guardianship.

A. An inventory shall be filed by the fiduciary in all estates and guardianships as follows: Estates (supervised and unsupervised), within sixty (60) days; Guardianships, within ninety (90) days for permanent guardians and within thirty (30) days for temporary guardians. All times relate to the date of appointment of the fiduciary.

WARNING

Applies to

Physician report

Evaluations on which the report is based should have been performed within three (3) months of the date of the filing of the Petition.

Evaluations on which the report is based should have been performed within three (3) months of the date of the filing of the Petition.

WARNING

Applies to

Final accounting

Cancelled checks or facsimile copies of paid checks for each expenditure should be attached as evidence of payment.

Cancelled checks or facsimile copies of paid checks for each expenditure should be attached as evidence of payment.

WARNING

Applies to

Time records

You must keep a record of the time spent working on the estate; the records help the Court determine a reasonable fee.

Keep a record of the time you spend working on the estate. You are entitled to a reasonable fee, unless you waive a fee. Time records will help the Court determine your fee.

WARNING

Applies to

Physician report

The report must identify other people whose evaluations it relies on by name and address.

Names and addresses of other persons who performed evaluations upon which this report is based:

WARNING

Applies to

Guardian accounting

If this is the incapacitated person's only income, a copy of the annual Social Security Administration report may be used as the accounting.

If this is the only income received by the Incapacitated person, the Court will accept a copy of the annual report filed with the Social Security Administration as the accounting.

WARNING

Applies to

Physician report

If the description relies on evaluations by other professionals, provide the names and addresses of professionals able to conduct additional evaluations.

If the description of the Patient’s mental, physical and educational condition, adaptive behavior or social skills is based on evaluations by other professionals, please provide the names and addresses of all professionals who are able to provide additional evaluations.

WARNING

Applies to

Judicial land sale

Upon motion, the Court may, in its discretion, order the judgment creditor, sale applicant, or sale officer in a judicial land sale to obtain a qualified title opinion or an authorized Indiana title-insurance policy.

Pursuant to Rule 69(F) of the Indiana Rules of Trial Procedure, the Courts of Jasper County will require in any judicial sale of land, including without limitation mortgage and lien foreclosures, execution sales, sales by receivers, assignees for the benefit of creditors, guardians or trustees, or partition sales, upon motion the court in its discretion may order the judgment creditor, person seeking the sale, or officer conducting the sale to procure a qualified title opinion or a title insurance policy from a title insurance company authorized to do business in Indiana with respect to the interest of the person whose land is being sold.

INFO

Applies to

Order appointing public defender

The order appointing a public defender to represent an indigent criminal defendant, juvenile, or parent serves as notice of the attorney’s appearance.

The Order appointing a public defender to represent an indigent criminal defendant, juvenile or parent shall serve as notice of that attorney’s appearance.

INFO

Applies to

Final order

The final order closing a CHINS or Juvenile Delinquency case serves as the withdrawal of a court-appointed public defender.

the final order closing a CHINS or Juvenile Delinquency case shall serve as a withdrawal for a court-appointed public defender and the Clerk