Garrard County Circuit Court, Kentucky Filing Rules

Pro se litigants must complete the Pro Se Motion Request form and leave it with the Circuit Clerk's Office.

Motions must be filed by close of business seven days before the scheduled hearing.

The Court may be contacted by email or phone using the listed contact information.

All pleadings, including attachments, must be served on every other party or that party's counsel.

After the court schedules the initial appearance, parties must e-file the motion under AOC protocols, including the Zoom information.

A copy of every motion must be provided to the Court.

Before a sale date is set, the requesting party must pay $750 toward the estimated costs of each sale; any additional requested expense is addressed individually by the Master Commissioner.

For a Status Quo Order in a dissolution case, the Court may use form AOC-237 or, when necessary, accept a case-specific order.

While paternity cases remain confidential, file access is limited to specified people; counsel generally must file an Entry of Appearance or provide a party-signed notarized authorization, subject to stated exceptions.

For a continuance, counsel must comply with FCRPP 21 and circulate an agreed order signed by all parties or counsel that states the agreed date.