Parke County Courts, Indiana Service and Proof of Service Rules

Applies to

Petition

Copies of a petition must be sent with all notices for a hearing arising from matters contained in that petition.

9.2 Copies of petitions shall be sent with all notices where the hearing involved arises from the matters contained in the petition.

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 can consider the issue and rule appropriately 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 can consider the issue and rule appropriately before trial.

D. A copy of each pleading or each paper filed with the Court after a special judge has qualified shall be mailed or delivered to the office of that special judge by the counsel or litigant with service indicated on the certificate of service.

D. A copy of each pleading or each paper filed with the Court after a special judge has qualified shall be mailed or delivered to the office of that special judge by the counsel or litigant with service indicated on the certificate of service.

Service

Publication

When publication notice is required, the attorney must prepare and ensure proper publication, comply with statutory requirements, and provide adequate proof before bringing the matter to the Court.

9.1 Whenever notice by publication and/or written notice by U.S. Mail is required to be given, the attorney shall prepare such notice and shall ensure that such notice is properly published and/or served by Certified Mail, Return Receipt Requested. In all respects, the notice shall comply with all statutory requirements. It shall be the attorney’s responsibility to ascertain and provide adequate proof thereof regarding whether notice was properly served prior to bringing the matter to the Court.

Service

Mail to all parties

The Court must mail notice to attorneys of record and unrepresented parties stating the date by which evidence will be destroyed if it is not retrieved.

In all cases, the Court shall provide actual notice, by mail, to all attorneys of record and to parties only if unrepresented by counsel, that the evidence will be destroyed by a date certain if not retrieved before that date.

Service

Mail

Notice of an estate opening must be sent by first-class U.S. Mail to readily ascertainable creditors; certified mail with return receipt requested is recommended.

9.3 Notice of the opening of an estate shall be sent by First Class United States Mail to all readily ascertainable creditors, however, the use of Certified Mail, Return Receipt Requested, to serve such notice is recommended.

Applies to

Hearing notice

Notice of a hearing on a petition to determine an estate insolvent must be served on all interested parties, including the local representative of the Indiana Department of Revenue’s Inheritance Tax Division.

9.4 Notice of the hearing to be held on a petition to determine an estate insolvent shall be served on all interested parties, including the local representative of the Inheritance Tax Division of the Indiana Department of Revenue.

Service

Mail to opposing party

Pleadings may be served through the Judge’s Office Mail Boxes for attorneys who have such boxes.

Pursuant to Trial Rule 5(B)(1)(D), the Circuit Court hereby designates the “Mail Boxes” located in the Judge’s Office as a suitable place for service of pleadings upon attorneys who have such boxes.