Ohio County Courts, Indiana Filing Timing and Cure Windows

CRITICAL

Items filed after 4:00 p.m. are considered filed the next business day, unless the party requests a same-day file stamp or Trial Rule 5(E) applies.

Any item filed with the Clerk of Courts, or with Court staff, after 4:00 p.m. of each business day shall be considered filed the next business day unless the party requests to have the document filed stamped for the same day, or unless pursuant to Trial Rule 5(E) of the Indiana Rules of Trial Procedure.

CRITICAL

Copies of all deeds must be filed together with the reports of sale.

A copy of all deeds in estates or guardianships must be filed with reports of sale for the Court's records.

CRITICAL

The written juror-draw order is prepared annually and may also be prepared at other times the judge deems necessary; it must be filed with the Clerk of Courts.

Annually (and at such other times as the judge deems necessary) the judge will prepare a written order to draw a certain number of jurors for service in the upcoming year. The panel will be used for both grand and petit jurors as needed. The order(s) shall be filed with the Clerk of Courts and a copy to the Jury Administrator and/or Court Administrator.

CRITICAL

The appraisal must be filed with the petition for sale unless it was previously filed with the inventory.

In all supervised estates and guardianships in which the real estate is to be sold (not distributed), a written professional appraisal setting forth the fair market value thereof must be filed with the court at the time of filing the petition for sale, unless such an appraisal was filed with the inventory.

CRITICAL

Negotiated criminal pleas scheduled for jury trial must be tendered at least 14 days before the trial date, unless the Court orders otherwise.

Unless otherwise ordered by the Court, all negotiated criminal pleas scheduled for trial by jury shall be tendered to the Court in writing and signed by the defendant, defense counsel, and the prosecutor at least fourteen (14) days before jury trial date.

CRITICAL

The inventory is due within two months after the personal representative or guardian is appointed.

In all guardianship and supervised estates, an inventory must be filed with the Court within two (2) months after the appointment of the personal representative or guardian.

CRITICAL

The moving party must bring any filed motion to the Judge’s attention within five days after filing.

A. The filing of any motion with the Clerk of Court or with Court personnel shall be brought to the attention of the Judge by the moving pmiy within five (5) days following the filing of the motion.

CRITICAL

If an intermediate accounting has not been filed, attorneys must file it within 30 days of the court’s order.

In the event that no such intermediate accounting is filed, the Court will annually issue to the attorneys for such estates an order to file such accounting within thirty (30) days from the date of this order.

CRITICAL

The required treating physician’s signed report must be presented when the petition is filed or on the hearing date, subject to the stated exception.

In all guardianship matters, except consensual guardianships seeking to declare a disabled adult person incompetent, at a minimum, a physician's report signed by the doctor treating the alleged incompetent must be presented at the time the petition is filed or on the hearing date.

CRITICAL

If an estate cannot be closed within one year, an intermediate account is due within 30 days after the first anniversary of the administrator’s or executor’s appointment and each succeeding year thereafter.

Whenever an estate cannot be closed within one (1) year, an intermediate account shall be filed with the Court within thirty (30) days after the expiration of one (1) year from the date of the appointment of an administrator or executor and each succeeding year thereafter.

CRITICAL

The prepared order book entry must accompany the petition for an ex-parte order when it is presented.

Where any petition for an ex-parte order is presented, there shall be presented at the same time a prepared order book entry.

CRITICAL

A guilty plea within 14 days of the jury trial date must be presented without recommendation unless the Court approves special circumstances.

Any guilty plea within fourteen (14) days of the jury trial date shall be before the Court without recommendation, except upon a showing of special circumstances approved by the Court.

WARNING

The scheduling secretary must attempt, if possible, to set a hearing date within five days after the petition and request for temporary orders are filed.

The scheduling secretary of the Circuit Court shall attempt to set a date within five (5) days, if possible, from the date of the filing of the petition and the request for temporary orders.