Judge Jason Thompson

Applies to

Child support guidelines worksheet

In child-support proceedings, each party must file the applicable Child Support Guidelines Worksheets with any settlement or introduce them into evidence at trial.

Applies to

Motion, petition, or request for action by the Court

Must include

proposed order

All motions, petitions, and requests for court action must include a proposed order.

Applies to

Proposed order

Proposed orders must include a complete distribution list, identify the motion or petition, and, when a hearing is requested, describe the hearing and its anticipated length.

Before requesting a continuance, the moving party must confer with opposing counsel and any self-represented parties about objections and mutually available rescheduling dates.

Before an initial or provisional hearing, counsel must meet with each other or any unrepresented party in good faith to try to resolve all matters, unless safety or other good cause makes the meeting unreasonable.

Before filing or seeking other court relief, counsel and self-represented parties must consult personally or by telephone, subject to stated exceptions, and remain reasonably available for continuing consultation.

If an estate cannot be closed within one year, an intermediate account must be filed within 30 days after that year expires and every succeeding six months thereafter.

In dissolution cases where the parties share a child under 18, both parties must complete the work on www.UpToParents.org within 30 days of the initial filing.

In all paternity cases, both parents must complete the work on www.UpToParents.org within 30 days of the court’s finding of paternity.

A motion for continuance must be written, signed, and comply with Indiana Trial Rule 53.5, unless made on the record during the hearing or otherwise authorized by the Court.

A motion for continuance based on a scheduling conflict must identify both cases, the dates and types of conflicting proceedings, and the court and cause number.

A motion for continuance must report objections and alternative rescheduling dates.