Carlisle County Circuit Court, Kentucky Filing Rules

A completed Status Quo Order may be filed with the dissolution petition and must be presented at the initial court appearance or upon proper motion.

Domestic motions for a particular Motion Hour must be filed with the Clerk before close of business on the preceding Monday.

Domestic motions to be heard on a particular Motion Hour will be limited to those filed with the Clerk of the court before the close of business on the Monday preceding the scheduled motion hour and served that same day by fax or actual service on the opposing party or counsel.

When additional time for record supplementation or briefing expires, or that work is completed, counsel must advise the Court that the matter is ready for decision.

The Warning Order Attorney fee is set at $150.00 effective August 15, 2023.

During regular business hours, petitions must be presented through the Kentucky eWarrants System unless it is unavailable, in which case they must be delivered personally with notice to the designated judge.

Except as provided in paragraph B, parties must file a copy redacting personal data and an unredacted copy in a marked, sealed envelope; access to the unredacted copy is restricted to persons authorized by the rule.

An attorney who will be unable to be present at the time set for a motion shall immediately contact the moving attorney and attempt to establish a mutually agreeable time for the hearing of the motion. Should this prove unsuccessful, a party desiring the continuance shall immediately file a motion for a continuance in writing, stating the reasons for the continuance, and shall send a copy directed to the attention of the Judge, as well as filing it with the Clerk. If no hearing can be scheduled prior to the date the motion was originally set for hearing, the motion will be automatically continued until an agreed-upon hearing date is scheduled or until the next motion hour, whichever occurs first.

Pleadings delivered to the Court are treated only as courtesy copies.

Before filing a motion to set a trial date in a contested domestic action, the parties must attend a settlement conference and identify contested issues.

The risk assessment must be completed using the Excel file and printed.