Morgan County Courts, Indiana Document Format Requirements

CRITICAL

A rubber-stamp or facsimile signature is not acceptable on an original motion.

A rubber stamp or facsimile signature on the original copy shall not be acceptable.

CRITICAL

Accounts must follow the prescribed statutory format; informal, handwritten, and transactional accounts will not be accepted.

All accounts shall follow the prescribed statutory format. Informal, handwritten, or transactional accounts will not be accepted.

CRITICAL

Proposed orders must use white 8.5-by-11-inch paper, have numbered pages, and include the specified judge signature, date, and distribution-list layout on the last page.

The proposed order shall be on white paper, 8.5" x 11" in size, and each page shall be numbered. On the last page of the proposed order there shall be a line for the signature of the judge under which shall be typed "Judge, Morgan [Name of Court typed in]", to the left of which shall be the following: "Dated ". To the left margin, and 1" below the signature line of the Judge, shall be typed the Distribution List for the Order, to include: R.J.O., Court file, Each attorney of record, or any party unrepresented by counsel.

CRITICAL

Pleadings must comply with the Indiana Rules of Trial Procedure.

All pleadings shall be in accordance with the provisions of the Indiana Rules of Trial Procedure.

WARNING

The decree and, when applicable, the property settlement agreement must be submitted in typewritten-original format.

At the time of final hearing in any uncontested dissolution of marriage matter, Petitioner's counsel shall submit to the Court an original typewritten decree and not less than three (3) copies thereof. If the case involves a property settlement agreement, a typewritten original and not less than three (3) copies of such agreement shall be submitted to the Court for approval.

WARNING

Handwritten pleadings are discouraged and will be accepted only if legible, at the Court’s discretion.

Hand written pleadings are discouraged and will only be accepted if legible, subject to the discretion of the Court.

WARNING

Citations to these local rules must follow Trial Rule 81 and the specified local citation format.

A. Citation. These rules shall be cited as provided in Trial Rule 81. The format for citation shall be: LR55-TR(Rule Number) – (Local Sequence Number).

WARNING

The files of the Clerk of the Court shall be kept under the "flat filing" system. All documents presented for filing with the Clerk or Court should be flat and unfolded. Only the original of any document shall be placed in the Court file.

The files of the Clerk of the Court shall be kept under the "flat filing" system. All documents presented for filing with the Clerk or Court should be flat and unfolded. Only the original of any document shall be placed in the Court file.

INFO

Simplicity without loss of content should be the goal of pleadings, and attorneys are highly recommended to review the Probate Deskbook forms.

9.3 Simplicity--without loss of content-- shall be the goal of all pleadings. It is highly recommended that attorneys review the forms found in the Probate Deskbook published by the Indiana Judicial Center.

INFO

The return-of-service form may be attached as a separate sheet or reproduced on the back of the last page of the documents being served.

This form may be attached as a separate sheet of paper to the document to be served, or may be reproduced on the back of the last page of the documents to be served.