Porter County Courts, Indiana Document Format Requirements

CRITICAL

Applications for court orders must be written motions, except that the Court may permit an oral application during trial or a hearing.

Any application to the Court for an order shall be made by a written motion, unless made during the trial or the hearing, when the Court permits it to be made orally.

CRITICAL

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

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

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The joint property exhibit must include all divisible assets and follow the specified asset-form layout.

Said exhibit shall be presented to the court in the following form and shall include all assets of the parties subject to division by the court: EXAMPLE ASSET FORM ASSET NUMBER ASSET NAME WIFE=S VALUE HUSBAND=S VALUE AGREED VALUE COURT=S VALUE

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The master debt list exhibit must use the form shown, with the specified debt and account information.

Said exhibit shall be presented to the court in the following form:

CRITICAL

Papers presented for filing must be flat and unfolded, arranged chronologically, and affixed in flat file folders with standard prong fasteners.

All pleadings, documents and papers presented for filing to the Clerk shall be flat, unfolded, arranged in chronological order and affixed in flat file folders by standard prong fasteners.

CRITICAL

Duplicated forms containing interrogatories may be filed or served only if the interrogatories are consecutively numbered and applicable to the cause.

(D) Duplicated Forms. No duplicated forms containing interrogatories shall be filed or served upon a party unless all interrogatories on such forms are consecutively numbered and applicable to the cause in which the same are filed and served.

CRITICAL

Margins

top 1 in, bottom 1 in, left 1 in, right 1 in

Printed documents must have one-inch margins, be bound or stapled only at the top left, and have no covers or backing.

3200.60 Margins and Bindings. Margins shall be one inch (1") on all four sides of the printed document. Binding or stapling shall be at the top left hand side and at no other place. Covers or backing shall not be used.

CRITICAL

The propounder must leave space at the end of the interrogatories for the responder’s typewritten signature line and typed oath or affirmation.

(3) Additional space shall be left by the propounder at the close of the interrogatories so that a typewritten signature line and appropriate typed oath or affirmation may be inserted by the responder.

CRITICAL

Pleadings filed by mail or left with the Court must include a sufficiently sized, self-addressed, stamped return envelope.

When pleadings are filed by mail, or left with the Court for filing, a self-addressed, stamped envelope sufficient for the number of pages being returned shall be included for return of documents to the attorney.

CRITICAL

Any pre-trial motions must be submitted in writing seven (7) days prior to the pre-trial conference.

Any pre-trial motions must be submitted in writing seven (7) days prior to the pre-trial conference.

CRITICAL

The indication that a filing requires the Judge's immediate attention must be in bold letters.

If the filing requires the immediate attention of the Judge, it shall so indicate in bold letters in an accompanying transmittal memorandum.

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Filings must use white 8½-by-11-inch paper and be printed or written on one side only.

All filings shall be placed on white, 8-1/2" x 11" paper, with printing or writing on one side only.

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Filings generally must use white letter-size paper, double spacing, and one-sided printing; quotations are indented and single-spaced, legal-size paper is prohibited, and legible handwritten filings may be accepted at the Court's discretion.

Filings may be either printed or typewritten on white, 8-1/2" x 11" paper, with lines double spaced except for quotations, which shall be indented and single spaced and printed on one side only. Copies of filings shall likewise be printed on white paper. Legal-size paper is not permitted. Legible handwritten filings may be accepted in the discretion of the Court.

CRITICAL

Interrogatories must be tailored to the cause and consecutively numbered.

Interrogatories shall be tailored specifically to each cause in which they are filed, and shall be consecutively numbered to facilitate response.

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Every corporate bond in an estate or guardianship must have the insurance agency’s name and address typed or printed on it.

The name and address of the insurance agency providing the corporate surety bond shall be typed or printed on all corporate bonds in any estate or guardianship.

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The propounder must leave reasonably sufficient space for a typewritten answer after each interrogatory and separately answered subpart; the responder must attach and incorporate supplemental pages if more space is needed.

(2) After each interrogatory and every subpart requiring a separate answer, sufficient blank space shall be left by the propounder as is reasonably anticipated may be required for the responder's typewritten answer. If additional space is required for an answer, the responder shall attach supplemental pages, incorporated by reference, to comply with the spirit of T.R. 33.

WARNING

Originals or photocopies of the prescribed forms are acceptable; other forms or copies require the assigned Judge's approval.

Originals or photocopies of the forms described in LR64-SC2-1100.10 shall be acceptable for filing. Any other form, photocopy or computer generated copy thereof presented to the Clerk shall be accepted for filing upon approval of the Judge to whom the case is assigned.

WARNING

The State’s criminal-history filing must be on green paper and kept in the red confidential file.

At the time of the filing of a new infraction, misdemeanor or felony case, the State shall file on green paper to be kept in the red confidential file, a complete and accurate criminal history of the Defendant using the NCIC, MCF or other form developed by the prosecutor or directed by the courts.

WARNING

The separate Social Security number attachment must be on light green paper.

(If yes, supply social security numbers for all family members on a separately attached document filed as confidential information on light green paper. Use Form TCM-TR3.1-4.)

WARNING

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

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

WARNING

The sender is responsible for the legibility of documents and the timeliness of filing.

Legibility of documents and timeliness of filing is the responsibility of the sender.

INFO

The listed attorney signature form is recommended, but not required.

The following form is recommended:

INFO

Unless another law or rule provides otherwise, filing the original copy of a motion is sufficient.

Unless otherwise provided by law or rule, only the original copy of a motion need be filed.