Switzerland County Courts, Indiana Service and Proof of Service Rules

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Notice

When filing the specified custody-related proceeding, the moving party must serve the opposing party notice of the seminar requirement.

At the time of the filing of a dissolution, paternity, or separation proceeding or a post- dissolution proceeding where custody is an issue, the moving party shall serve a notice upon the opposing party of this requirement.

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Discovery disclosure

The Defendant must disclose the listed discovery materials and information to the State on or before thirty days after receiving the State’s Offer of Discovery.

(B) The Defendant shall disclose to the State the following material and information on or before thirty (30) days following the date of receipt fo the State’s Offer of Discovery: (1) the names and last known addresses of persons whom the Defendant may call as witnesses, together with their relevant written statements or a summary of their oral statements and a record of their prior criminal convictions; (2) any books, papers, documents, photographs or tangible objects which the Defendant intends to introduce at the hearing or trial; (3) any medical or scientific reports relating to defendant or defendant’s evidence which may be used at a hearing or trial; (4) any defenses, procedural or substantive, which the defendant intends to make at a hearing or trial.

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Mandatory discovery

In covered domestic actions, the parties must exchange the specified tax, pay, and retirement-plan information within forty-five days after the dissolution petition is filed.

Within forty-five (45) days of the filing of a petition for Dissolution of Marriage, the parties shall exchange copies of Federal Income Tax Returns for the previous year, most recent pay stubs, and all of the most current information available regarding pensions, 401-K’s and any other retirement plans.