Bourbon County Circuit Court, Kentucky Filing Rules

Cases filed in Family Court must use the specified caption.

Unless a rule or statute allows otherwise, motions must be served no later than close of business 10 days before the scheduled motion date, and responses must be served no later than close of business 3 days before that date.

When submitting an order or judgment requiring advertisement, the submitting party must deposit the Master Commissioner's estimated advertising and/or appraisal costs for each property before a sale is scheduled or advertising or appraisal occurs.

A motion response must be filed by the time specified in the hearing notice.

The motion and holiday schedules may be requested from the Circuit Clerk or Family Court Office, viewed on the website, or sent by email to attorneys who provided an email address.

The Circuit Clerk must mark the tendered date on the first page of documents requiring the Family Court Judge’s signature.

Access to an unredacted sealed copy containing personal identifiers is restricted to the listed authorized persons.

Before filing a motion other than an Ex Parte Motion, the attorney or party must make reasonable efforts to contact opposing counsel to agree on a docket date; if no date is agreed, the moving attorney may set the matter except for emergency or statutory-deadline matters.

The response deadline may be extended for good cause shown.

A courtesy copy of a motion set to be heard at the court’s convenience must be provided to the presiding judge when the motion is filed.

Faxed or emailed pleadings and other documents are not accepted or considered filed, except for documents that may be heard ex parte, emergency orders, or as otherwise provided by the stated rules.