Jefferson County Courts, Indiana Document Filing Requirements

CRITICAL

Applies to

Appearance form

A self-represented responding party must file a completed appearance form with the clerk when first appearing in the case, containing the information required by Indiana Trial Rule 3.1.

B. PARTY AGAINST WHOM THE ACTION IS FILED - When a responding party not represented by an attorney first appears in a case, the responding party shall file with the clerk of the court a completed appearance from setting forth that information required by Rule 3.1 of the Indiana Rules of Trial Procedure.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Receipt

When evidence is removed, the receiving party must give the court reporter a detailed receipt, which becomes part of the court file.

At the time of removal, a detailed receipt shall be given to the court reporter by the party receiving and removing the evidence. The receipt will be made part of the court file.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Agreement or proposed order

An agreement or proposed order seeking a child-support amount different from the guidelines amount must include an adequate explanation for the deviation.

C. DEVIATION FROM GUIDELINES – If an agreement of the parties or a proposed court order regarding child requests the entry of an order for an amount that differs from the amount recommend by the Child Support Guidelines and shown on the Child Support Obligation Worksheet(s) submitted by the parties, an adequate explanation for such deviation must be set forth in the agreement or proposed order.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Settlement agreement

A settlement agreement establishing child support must have both worksheets, signed by both parties, attached as an exhibit.

B. SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTS – In all settlement agreements in which child support is established, a Child Support Guideline Worksheet and a Parenting Time Credit Worksheet signed by both parties shall be attached as an exhibit.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Pretrial notice

A party offering biologically contaminated evidence must file a pretrial notice with the trial court before trial.

A party who offers biologically contaminated evidence must file a pretrial notice with the trial court and serve all the parties so that the court may consider the issue and rule appropriately before trial.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Appearance form

A self-represented party commencing an action must file a completed appearance form with the clerk containing the information required by Indiana Trial Rule 3.1.

A. PARTY FILING THE ACTION - When an action is commenced by a party who is not represented by an attorney, the party shall file with the clerk of the court a completed appearance from setting forth that information required by Rule 3.1 of the Indiana Rules of Trial Procedure.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Child support hearing submission

At every child-support hearing, each party must submit a Child Support Guideline Worksheet and Parenting Time Credit Worksheet.

A. CONTESTED HEARINGS – In all hearings involving child support, each party shall submit to the court a Child Support Guideline Worksheet and Parenting Time Credit Worksheet in the form set forth in the Indiana Child Support Rules and Guidelines or as generated on the Indiana Child Support Calculator found on www.in.gov.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Updated appearance form

Parties must promptly notify the clerk in writing of changes or corrections to appearance information by filing an updated or corrected appearance form, or an alternative form provided by the clerk.

C. CHANGES AND CORRECTIONS – All parties shall promptly advise the clerk of the court in writing of any change or correction in the information previously supplied to the court on the completed appearance form. Written changes in information shall be supplied by the filing of an updated/corrected appearance from (available at www.indianalegalhelp.org) setting forth that information required by Rule 3.1 of the Indiana Rules of Trial Procedure or on any alternative form provided by the clerk of the court.

WARNING

Applies to

Appearance form

The obligation to update appearance-form information continues until all minor children reach age nineteen in JP, DC, and RS cases, or until a guardianship-termination order is entered in GU and GS cases.

D. REQUREMENT TO UPDATE – A party’s obligation to update information required by the appearance form continues until: a. All minor children have reached the age of nineteen in JP (juvenile paternity) DC (dissolution of marriage with children) and RS (reciprocal support) cases. b. Until an order terminating guardianship has been entered in GU (unsupervised guardianship) and GS (supervised guardianship) cases.