Gallatin County Circuit Court, Kentucky Document Format Requirements

CRITICAL

A DNA petition must use the AOC-DNA-1 form provided by the AOC and be filed with the Family Court Clerk's office.

B. Pursuant to FCRPP 19 the petition for DNA shall be on the AOC-DNA-1 form provided by the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC). The petition shall be filed with the Family Court Clerk's office.

CRITICAL

An ECO affidavit must be completed on official AOC 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

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

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

CRITICAL

Pleadings and other papers must be presented at the scheduled hearing and be written, typewritten in black type, and at least 12 point.

All pleadings and other paper shall be presented to the Court at the scheduled hearing date and shall be in writing, typewritten in black type not smaller than 12 point pursuant to CR 7.02.

CRITICAL

People seeking to file a DNA petition must go to the Circuit Clerk's office to complete official AOC form AOC-DNA-1.

A. Persons seeking to file a petition for DNA shall come to the Circuit Clerk's office to fill out the official AOC form AOC-DNA-1 (Juvenile Dependency/Neglect or Abuse Petition).

WARNING

When the initial response space is exhausted, the responding party must place the corresponding question or request immediately before the answer or objection.

When answering Interrogatories or Requests for Production or Inspection, or for admissions, or in filing objections thereto, when the initial space for response has been exhausted, the replying party shall, as a part of the answer or objection and immediately preceding it set forth the question or the request with respect to which the answer or objection is given.

WARNING

Trial exhibits and materials must be clearly and concisely marked for identification without obscuring or hindering relevant information.

Advance Marking. All exhibits and material intended to be used during a civil trial shall be marked for identification purposes in a clear and concise fashion as herein described and additionally said markings shall not obscure nor hinder any relevant written or pictographic information contained on the exhibit itself.

WARNING

The attorney’s name in the signature block must be clearly legible and typewritten.

A. All pleadings, motions, appearances, entries of satisfaction, stipulations or any other and this Rule. In addition, the clearly legible typewritten name, address, Kentucky paper required to be signed by an attorney must be signed as provided for in the CR Bar Association number and party representation of such attorney, the office telephone number including area code, shall appear as a portion of the signature block.

WARNING

Vouchers and similar items should be placed on a single page as much as possible to minimize their volume.

As many vouchers, etc., as are possible shall be placed on a single page so that the volume of these items may be kept to a minimum.

WARNING

Interrogatories and production requests must leave adequate room between questions or requests for the responses.

When propounding Interrogatories or Requests for Production or Inspection, the propounder shall leave adequate room for reply between questions or requests.

WARNING

Proposed exhibits and exhibits used during trial must be identified uniformly throughout all phases of the case.

C. Uniform Designation. Proposed exhibits, including those appended to requests for admission, interrogatories and depositions, as well as those to be utilized during trial, shall be uniformly identified during all phases of the case.

WARNING

In cases with multiple plaintiffs or defendants, each exhibit identification must include the individual party's surname or the party's corporate name.

In all proceedings involving multiple plaintiffs or multiple defendants, the identification assigned each exhibit shall contain the surname of the individual plaintiff or defendant or the corporate name of the plaintiff or defendant.

WARNING

Unless the Court directs otherwise, joint, plaintiff, defendant, and third-party exhibits must use their specified prefixes and be numbered sequentially.

B. Method of Designation. Unless otherwise ordered or directed by the Court, all exhibits shall be marked for identification purposes as follows: 1. Joint exhibits shall be identified by the prefix (JX) and shall be sequentially numbered; 2. Plaintiff's exhibits shall be identified by the prefix (PX) and shall be sequentially numbered; 3. Defendants exhibits shall be identified by the prefix (DX) and shall be sequentially numbered; 4. Third-party exhibits shall be identified by the prefix (TPX) and shall be sequentially numbered;

WARNING

Cite the local rules as “BGLR” and the local criminal rules as “BGLCr.”

B. These Rules are to be cited as "BGLR" for "Boone Gallatin Local Rules" and "BGLCr" for "Boone Gallatin Local Criminal Rules" in the Boone and Gallatin Circuit and District Courts.