Johnson County Courts, Indiana Document Format Requirements

CRITICAL

Parties or their attorneys must tender filing documents in complete and correct form, and bear responsibility for delays or missed deadlines caused by incomplete documents or improper costs.

Parties or their attorneys are solely responsible to tender to the Court any documents desired to be filed in complete and correct form, together with proper costs, as determined by the Clerk. Neither the Court nor the Clerk will be responsible for delays or deadlines missed due to the tender of incomplete or incorrect documents, or improper costs.

CRITICAL

Proposed orders in a contested hearing must be provided in both paper and modifiable electronic formats.

The Orders shall be provided in both paper and modifiable electronic format.

CRITICAL

If submitted, a Physician's Report must substantially comply with Johnson County Probate Form No. 4.

If a Physician’s Report is submitted, the Physician’s Report shall substantially comply with Johnson County Probate Form No. 4.

CRITICAL

Supervised Estate and Guardianship accountings must follow the prescribed schedules and format and the Indiana Code; informal, handwritten, and transactional accountings will not be accepted.

Accountings in Supervised Estates and in Guardianships shall be presented in the following schedules and format and in accordance with the Indiana Code. Informal, handwritten or transactional accountings will not be accepted.

CRITICAL

At the first scheduled contested hearing, each party is expected to bring three copies of any exhibits it intends to use.

At the first scheduled contested hearing, all parties are expected to be prepared for trial on the merits, which includes bringing three (3) copies of any exhibits intended to be used.

CRITICAL

Pro se litigants may file originals or photocopies of court forms; other forms require prior Court approval, and identical blank forms must then be provided immediately to the Clerk and Court.

Originals or photocopies of the forms described in LR41 - SC00 - 003(A) shall be acceptable for filing by pro se litigants. Any other form or photocopy thereof presented to the Clerk shall be accepted for filing only if such form received prior approval of the Court and in such instance, blank forms identical to that submitted and approved shall be immediately provided to the Clerk and to the Court for future reference and comparison.

CRITICAL

Notice must comply with all statutory form requirements.

The form of the notice provided shall comply with all statutory requirements.

CRITICAL

Pleadings, motions, and other papers filed by attorneys must follow Indiana Appellate Rule 43(B)–(G)’s format requirements.

All pleadings, motions, and other papers filed with the Court by attorneys shall follow the format requirements of Indiana Appellate Rule 43(B) - (G).

CRITICAL

Claims must be filed on forms substantially conforming to Johnson County Probate Form 3.

Form. Claims shall be filed on forms substantially in accordance with Johnson County Probate Form 3.

CRITICAL

The restricted-account certification must substantially conform to Johnson County Probate Form 2.

The certification shall be substantially in accordance with the form of Johnson County Probate Form 2.

WARNING

Proposed orders for contested hearings should be submitted electronically.

Proposed Orders on contested hearings should be submitted in electronic format.

WARNING

Citations to cases, statutes, or other authority should follow that provided in Indiana Appellate Rule 22 and the Uniform System of Citation (Bluebook) and should provide specific pinpoint page citations.

Citations to cases, statutes, or other authority should follow that provided in Indiana Appellate Rule 22 and the Uniform System of Citation (Bluebook) and should provide specific pinpoint page citations.

WARNING

The Court may accept a nonconforming paper or return it to the filing party for compliance.

Pleadings, motions, and other papers that do not comply with the foregoing provisions may either be accepted by the Court or returned to the filing party for compliance.

INFO

Johnson County Probate Form 7 is the preferred form for Instructions to the Guardian.

The preferred form for Instructions to the Guardian is set forth in Johnson County Probate Form 7.

INFO

Photographs of exhibits may be included in the volume of documentary exhibits.

Photographs of any exhibit may be included in the volume of documentary exhibits.

INFO

Johnson County Probate Form 6 is the preferred form for Instructions to the Personal Representative in Unsupervised Estates.

The preferred form for Instructions to the Personal Representative in Unsupervised Estates is set forth in Johnson County Probate Form 6.

INFO

Johnson County Probate Form 5 is the preferred form for Instructions to the Personal Representative in Supervised Estates.

The preferred form for Instructions to the Personal Representative in Supervised Estates is set forth in Johnson County Probate Form 5.