Judge Jeniffer Barker Neice

When filing an adoption petition, the petitioner's attorney must complete a checklist and attach it to any notice for final hearing.

The Clerk's office must grant an attorney access to a paternity case file for representation-related reasons upon receiving either the attorney's access statement or the party's signed and notarized release.

Applies to

Statement

An attorney seeking access to a paternity file must sign a statement limiting what may be disclosed to the client.

Motions under 37FRP 201(A) must be filed and clocked by 4:00 p.m. on the preceding Wednesday.

Motions under 37FRP 201(B) must be filed and clocked by 4:00 p.m. on the preceding Tuesday.

Motions under 37FRP 201(C) must be filed and clocked by 4:00 p.m. on the preceding Tuesday.

Copies of motions under 37FRP 201(A) must be mailed, hand delivered, or sent electronically by 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.

Copies of motions under 37FRP 201(B) must be mailed, hand delivered, or sent electronically by 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.

The judge may allow the hearing to proceed despite nonservice on the non-custodial parent only if the petitioner’s diligent efforts to serve the other parties, including efforts to locate an absent parent, are established on the record.

During the stated normal working hours, a person seeking an Emergency Custody Order must come to the Circuit Clerk’s Office.

For an Emergency Custody Order after working hours, the Family Court Judge must be contacted.

The parties must contact the court's secretary and remand any pending hearings concerning issues resolved in mediation.