Bath County Circuit Court, Kentucky Document Format Requirements

CRITICALCivil cases

All motions must be written.

To assist the Clerk and the Court in preparation, all motions must be in writing and filed no later than forty-eight (48) hours prior to the scheduled hearing, excluding weekends and holidays if the service is made in person.

CRITICALCivil cases

Petitions must use the appropriate AOC forms, state the jurisdictional factual allegations, provide full information and addresses for the child's parents, and reflect diligent efforts to locate them.

Any petition filed with this Court shall be filed on the appropriate AOC forms and shall include the factual allegations relied upon in asserting the Court's jurisdiction, as well as full information concerning the child's parents and their address(es). The petitioner shall make diligent efforts to locate the child's parents.

CRITICAL

Petitions seeking protection under KRS Chapter 403 or Chapter 456 must use form AOC-275.1.

All petitions requested, completed and signed by persons seeking protection under KRS Chapter 403 or KRS Chapter 456 shall be made on form AOC-275.1

INFO

The Court may enter a standard discovery order on the defendant’s written or oral motion, and further discovery may be requested in writing as necessary.

At arraignment, on either written or oral motion of the defendant, the Court may enter a standard discovery order. Further discovery may be requested, in writing, as necessary.