Barren Circuit Court Filing Timing and Cure Windows

CRITICAL

The court must review a protective-order petition immediately upon filing and must not send petitioners away or leave them waiting for extended periods.

The court shall review a petition for a protective order immediately upon its filing. KRS 403.730, KRS 456.040. Petitioners shall not be sent away or lett waiting for extended periods of time.

CRITICAL

E-mailed or faxed motions are not recognized until the original is received and entered in the record by the appropriate Circuit Clerk.

2.6 Parties may e-mail or fax motions to the Circuit Judge prior to the hearing date for informational purposes, but e-mailed or faxed motions shall not be recognized by the Court until the original is received and entered in the record by the appropriate Circuit Clerk.

CRITICAL

Settlement notification must be made before 3:30 p.m. on the day before the scheduled trial.

Parties shall notify the Court and the Circuit Clerk prior to 3:30 P.M. on the day before the case is scheduled for trial if they settle a case, so jurors will not have to be summoned.

WARNING

Petitions should be reviewed within an hour of presentation to a judge or trial commissioner, unless none is available.

Petitions should be reviewed within an hour of presentation to a judge or trial commissioner unless impossible due to no judge or trial commissioner being available.

CRITICAL

Any objection requesting a hearing must be filed within 10 days from entry of the order.

The Order shall state that the parties have 10 days from entry of the Order to file an objection requesting a hearing.

CRITICAL

A motion will not be heard unless Family Court staff has docketed it for hearing and it has been timely filed and served, unless good cause is shown for the untimeliness.

The court shall hear no motion which has not been docketed for hearing by the Family Court staff (whose telephone number is [270] 651-9923), and, except for good cause shown, the court shall hear no motion which has not been timely filed and served thereafter.

CRITICAL

When the parties have minor children, the petitioner must tender an Order to the Court within 20 days after the response is filed.

A. In accordance with FCRPP 3 (5), where the parties have minor children, the petitioner shall, within 20 days after the response has been filed, tender an Order to the Court requiring the

CRITICAL

Deadline

7 calendar days

The moving party must file the original motion and serve a copy by the Clerk’s Office closing time seven calendar days before the hearing date.

A moving party, by counsel or pro se, shall file an original motion and serve a copy thereof no later than closing time in the Clerk's Office seven (7) calendar days immediately preceding the day upon which the motion shall be heard.

CRITICAL

Motions may not be filed on the morning of trial without leave of the Court.

No motions may be filed on the morning of trial without leave of the Court.

CRITICAL

The Pretrial Compliance Statement must be furnished at least one week before trial.

When a jury trial is requested, a Jury Trial Order shall be entered by the Court directing the parties to furnish to the Court and each other at least one week prior to trial a Pretrial Compliance Statement containing the following:

CRITICAL

Applies to

Ex parte order

Each party must tender the ex parte order no earlier than 10 days and no later than 45 days after the later specified appeal-related event, unless a party shows good cause.

except for good cause shown by any party, not earlier than ten (10) days and not later than forty-five (45) days following the latter to occur of (i) the expiration of the time within which any party may file a notice of appeal from such final order (if no party has timely filed such notice of appeal) or (ii) the finality of the last available order of any appellate court with jurisdiction therein (excepting an order remanding the action to this court for further adjudication), each party, by counsel or prose (if the party is self-represented), shall tender to the court for entry an ex parte order

CRITICAL

Deadline

1 hours

The authorized agency or officer must present a petition for review within an hour, following the listed order according to official availability.

Upon receipt of a petition at any time, the authorized agency/officer shall present the petition to the following officials (in the following sequence depending on availability) for review within an hour of presentation: 1. Any District Court Judge or Trial Commissioner; 2. Family Court Judge; or 3. Circuit Court Judge

CRITICAL

The plaintiff and defendant must file the completion certificate no later than 90 days after the later of entry of the paternity judgment or release of any party incarcerated at that time.

If no objection and request for hearing is filed, the order shall become immediately effective, and the plaintiff and the defendant shall file in the record of the subject paternity action a certificate of completion of the Parents' Education Clinic (or a divorce education program which is the substantial equivalent thereof), as contemplated in FC 43 Rule 704, not later than ninety (90) days after the occurrence of the latter of the following events: (a) entry of the paternity judgment; or (b) release of either or both parties who were incarcerated at the time of entry of the paternity judgment.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Applies to

Petition

An eligible person may petition for pretrial diversion with notice to the Commonwealth's Attorney, at least seven days before sentencing.

A. An eligible person may petition the circuit court, with notice to the Commonwealth's Attorney, for the entry of a pre-trial diversion order not less than seven (7) days before sentencing .

CRITICAL

The custody and visitation order must be entered no later than 90 days after the later of entry of the paternity judgment or release of any party incarcerated at that time.

B. All parties in paternity actions shall procure entry of a custody and visitation order. See the Parenting Time/Visitation Schedule located in Appendix C. in accordance with the provisions of FC 43 Rule 707 not later than ninety (90) days after the occurrence of the latter of the following events: (a) entry of the paternity judgment; or (b) release of either or both parties who were incarcerated at the time of entry of the paternity judgment.

CRITICAL

When the parties have minor children, the petitioner must tender the order within 20 days after the response is filed.

Where the parties have minor children, the petitioner shall, within 20 days after the response has been filed, tender an Order to the Court requiring the parties to attend parent education classes.

CRITICAL

In marital dissolution actions involving property matters, all parties must file Form AOC-239 no later than 10 days before trial.

In marital dissolution actions concerning property matters a pre-trial order shall include a requirement that all parties shall file and serve no later than ten (10) days before the trial Form AOC-239 "Final Verified Disclosure Statement" in accordance

CRITICAL

Deadline

1 hours

The authorized agency or officer must present a petition for review within an hour, following the listed sequence subject to availability.

Upon receipt of a petition at any time, the authorized agency/officer shall present the petition to the following officials (in the following sequence depending on availability) for review within an hour of presentation: 1. Any District Court Judge or Trial Commissioner; 2. Family Court Judge; or 3. Circuit Court Judge

CRITICAL

In marital dissolution actions, all parties must file Form AOC-238 no later than 10 days before the pre-trial conference, unless the parties exchanged the statements earlier under FCRPP 2 [3].

In marital dissolution actions an Order Setting Pre-Trial Conference shall include a requirement that all parties shall file and serve no later than ten (10) days before the pre-trial conference Form AOC-238 "Preliminary Verified Disclosure Statement" (unless the parties have exchanged such statements earlier in accordance with FCRPP 2 [3]).

WARNING

The party must demand return of the exhibits no later than 30 days thereafter.

on demand (not later than thirty [30] days thereafter) all exhibits introduced into evidence by such party at each evidentiary hearing which the court has conducted in such action.

WARNING

Counsel in criminal actions may tender proposed jury instructions at any time before trial.

7•4 Counsel in criminal actions may tender proposed jury instructions at any time prior to trial.