Gallatin County Circuit Court, Kentucky Chambers Communication Rules

CRITICAL

Except for Thursday DNA cases, DVO/IPOs, and cases involving the Child Support Office, matters must be scheduled through and confirmed by the judge's office or they will be removed from the docket.

** All matters -- except Thursday DNA cases, DVO/IPOs, and cases involving the Child Support Office -- must be scheduled through the judge's office. If you fail to schedule through the judge's office and/or your hearing date is not confirmed by the judge's office, it will be removed from the docket.

CRITICAL

* Any cases requesting a hearing time longer than thirty minutes will first need to be set for a CMC by contacting the judge's office. Parties may be excused from appearing at a CMC if all parties are represented and all parties agree.

* Any cases requesting a hearing time longer than thirty minutes will first need to be set for a CMC by contacting the judge's office. Parties may be excused from appearing at a CMC if all parties are represented and all parties agree.

CRITICAL

During the stated county-specific weekday hours, excluding holidays, people seeking an ECO must go to the Circuit Clerk's office to complete form AOC-DNA-2.1.

During normal working hours (8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in Boone County and 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in Gallatin County), Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, persons seeking an Emergency Custody Order (ECO) shall come to the Circuit Clerk's office to fill out the official AOC form AOC-DNA-2.1 (Emergency Custody Order Affidavit).

CRITICAL

Contact

Phone to clerk

Appointments to probate a will or appoint a personal representative must be obtained from the District Court clerk by phone or in person.

An appointment to probate a will and/or obtaining an appointment of the personal representative shall be obtained from the District Court clerk by phone or in person.

CRITICAL

** All matters MUST be scheduled through the judge's office. If you fail to schedule through the judge's office and/or your hearing date is not confirmed by the judge's office, it will be removed from the docket.

** All matters MUST be scheduled through the judge's office. If you fail to schedule through the judge's office and/or your hearing date is not confirmed by the judge's office, it will be removed from the docket.

CRITICAL

A case requesting a hearing longer than two hours must first be set for a CMC by contacting the judge's office.

** Any cases requesting a hearing time longer than two hours will first need to be set for a CMC by contacting the judge's office.

CRITICAL

Petitioners seeking to initiate contempt proceedings must contact a Family Court Clerk, local law enforcement, or the County Attorney's Office.

Petitioners seeking to initiate contempt proceedings shall contact: Family Court Clerks at Boone or Gallatin counties, local law enforcement, or the County Attorney's Office.

CRITICAL

All motions and Permanent Custody Hearings must be scheduled through the judge's office.

All Motions and Permanent Custody Hearings must be scheduled through the judge's office.

CRITICAL

Contact

Phone to chambers

Contested domestic relations motions and hearings designated for Boone County Family Court must be set by telephone through the Family Court Judge's office.

A. All contested domestic relations motions and hearings designated to be heard in the Boone County Family Court shall be set for hearing by telephoning the office of the Family Court Judge.

CRITICAL

Petitioners seeking to initiate contempt proceedings must contact a Family Court Clerk in Boone or Gallatin County, local law enforcement, or the County Attorney's Office.

B. Petitioners seeking to initiate contempt proceedings shall contact: Family Court Clerks at Boone or Gallatin counties, local Law Enforcement or the County Attorney's Office.

WARNING

Unless there is an emergency, a Zoom appearance must be requested through the judge's office at least one week before the hearing.

**** Unless there is an emergency, an appearance by Zoom must be requested through the judge's office at least one week in advance of the hearing

WARNING

Contact

Phone to clerk

For Division IV contested domestic-relations matters assigned to Gallatin County Family Court, hearing dates must be arranged by calling the Gallatin County Clerk's Office.

For Division IV, all contested domestic relations motions and hearings designated to be heard before the Gallatin County Family Court shall be set for hearing by telephoning the Gallatin County Clerk's Office.

WARNING

Attorneys must advise clients and witnesses that discussing pending matters with the Court is improper and that communicating with jurors is prohibited by statute.

A. Conduct. All attorneys shall advise their clients and witnesses of proper courtroom decorum, including, THE IMPROPRIETY OF ATTEMPTING TO DISCUSS PENDING MATTERS WITH THE COURT and the statutory prohibition against communicating to jurors. (KRS 29A.310(2)).

WARNING

A Zoom request must be made at least one week before the hearing, agreed to by all parties, and approved by the judge.

In-person or by Zoom: Zoom requests must be made at least one week in advance of hearing, agreed upon by all parties, and approved by the judge.

WARNING

To schedule a hearing on this docket, contact the judge's office; docket dates may change.

Please note you must contact the judge's office to schedule a hearing on this docket and docket dates are subject to change.

WARNING

Contact

Phone to chambers

Boone County Family Court paternity and child-support motions must be scheduled by telephone through the Family Court Judge's office or the Boone County Child Support office.

All motions to establish paternity and/or child support in Boone County Family Court shall be set for hearing by telephoning the office of the Family Court Judge or the Boone County Child Support office.

WARNING

Contact

Phone to chambers

For Division II contested domestic-relations matters assigned to Gallatin County Family Court, hearing dates must be arranged by calling the judge's office.

For Division II, all contested domestic relations motions and hearings designated to be heard before the Gallatin County Family Court shall be set for hearing by telephoning the judge's office to arrange a date.

WARNING

Contact

Phone to chambers

To obtain a trial hearing date for an uncontested action, contact the assigned judge's chambers by telephone.

All uncontested actions (i.e. default judgment damage hearings,) may be set for trial by telephoning the Chambers of the Judge to which the case is assigned to obtain a hearing date.

WARNING

Contact

Phone to clerk

Gallatin County Family Court paternity and child-support motions must be scheduled by calling the Gallatin County Clerk's Office.

All motions to establish paternity and/or child support in Gallatin County Family Court shall be set for hearing by telephoning the Gallatin County Clerk's Office.

WARNING

If exceptions or objections are filed, the attorneys should arrange a hearing date with the Probate Court.

If exceptions or objections are filed, the attorneys involved should arrange with the Probate Court for a date when the matter may be heard.

INFO

Contact

Phone to clerk

Phone

859-567-5241

Call the Circuit Court Clerk's office with questions about services; the office cannot provide legal advice.

Phone: 859-567-5241 Fax: 859-567-7420 Please call the office with any questions about services. Offices of Circuit Court Clerk cannot provide legal advice.

INFO

An attorney in good standing may contact the Boone and Gallatin Clerk’s Office to request addition to the warning order attorney list.

To be appointed as a warning order attorney (WOA), any licensed attorney in good standing with the Kentucky Bar Association may contact the Boone and Gallatin Clerk's Office and ask to be added to the list.