Ripley County Courts, Indiana Filing Timing and Cure Windows

Plea agreements must be submitted no later than 21 days before trial.

All plea agreements shall be submitted, in writing, to the Judge of the appropriate Court no later than twenty-one (21) days prior to the trial date.

Both parents must complete the approved program and file a completion certification within 60 days after the petition is filed.

In any dissolution of marriage, paternity or legal separation proceeding where there remain minor children born of the marriage or relationship, both the father and mother shall complete the Transparenting Class or equivalent program approved by the Court within sixty (60) days after the filing of the petition and file with the Court a certification of completion.

Pre-sentence investigations and pre-dispositional reports must be submitted no later than five days before the sentencing or dispositional hearing.

All pre-sentence investigations and pre-dispositional reports shall be submitted to the Court, counsel and/or the parties no later than five (5) days prior to the sentencing or dispositional hearing.

The Child Support Obligation Worksheet and supporting documentation are due within 60 days after the petition is filed in matters involving support.

In all matters involving support, each party shall submit to the Court a completed Child Support Obligation Worksheet, adopted as part of the Indiana Child Support Rules and Guidelines, with supporting documentation within sixty (60) days of the filing of the petition,