Scott County Courts, Indiana Document Filing Requirements

Applies to

Petition

Before referring a protective-order petitioner to the appropriate court, the Clerk must review the petition to ensure it contains all appropriate and available information.

Prior to referring a petitioner in a protective order proceeding to the appropriate court, the Clerk of Courts shall review the petition as to the completion of that petition to ensure that the petition contains all appropriate and available information.

Applies to

Certificate of completion

In covered proceedings, both parents must complete the approved co-parenting program and file a certificate of completion 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 Scott County Co-Parenting Program or equivalent program approved by the Court within sixty (60) days of the filing of the petition and file with the Court a certificate of completion.

Applies to

Original document

After a facsimile transmission, the filer must submit the original document to the respective court.

facsimile transmission shall submit an original document to the respective court.

Applies to

Court transcript

The court and reporter must retain their respective transcript copies, and the original transcript must be routed to the Clerk for an appeal or to the requesting party otherwise.

The court’s copy of the electronic transcript shall become the official record of the court proceeding, in lieu of a paper copy of the transcript, and shall be retained in the court where said proceeding was held. The court reporter’s copy shall be retained by the court reporter. The original paper transcript, along with the disk designated as the original transcript, shall be forwarded to the Clerk if the transcript was prepared for the purposes of appeal. If the transcript was not prepared for purposes of appeal, the original paper transcript shall be delivered to the requesting party.

Applies to

Motion to continue

Must include

proposed order

A continuance motion must be written and accompanied by an order with space for the rescheduled date and time and the hearing duration.

A motion for a continuance of a hearing or trial shall be in writing and accompanied by an order which shall contain adequate space for the insertion of a new time and date for rescheduling purposes and the time required for the hearing.

Applies to

Court transcript

Upon a written request or praecipe, the court reporter must produce both an original paper transcript and an electronically formatted transcript.

Upon the filing of a written request or praecipe for a transcript, the court reporter shall transcribe any court proceeding requested and produce an original paper transcript along with an electronically formatted transcript.

Applies to

Annual transcript fee report

Each court reporter must report transcript fees for county indigent, state indigent, and private transcripts to the Indiana Supreme Court Office of Court Services at least annually.

Each court reporter shall report, at least on an annual basis, all transcript fees received for the preparation of either county indigent, state indigent, or private transcripts to the Indiana Supreme Court Office of Court Services.