Garrard County Circuit Court, Kentucky Service and Proof of Service Rules

CRITICAL

Copies of a Prevention or Safety Plan must be given to all parties or their counsel.

copies given to all parties or their counsel.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Status offender petition

A copy of each filed status offender petition must be forwarded to the County Attorney and the assigned assistant County Attorney.

A copy of all status offender petitions filed shall be forwarded to the County Attorney and his or her assistant assigned to prosecute dependency, neglect, and abuse actions

CRITICAL

After the hearing, the Petitioner must continue diligent efforts to locate and notify everyone who was not served.

The Petitioner shall make continuing diligent efforts after the hearing to locate and notify all persons who were not served.

CRITICAL

A copy of each filed dependency, neglect, and abuse offender petition must be forwarded to the assigned County Attorney and assistant.

A copy of all dependency, neglect, and abuse offender petitions filed shall be forwarded to the County Attorney and his or her assistant assigned to prosecute dependency, neglect, and abuse actions,

CRITICALCriminal cases

The Court may void participation in diversion after a hearing, with notice to the Commonwealth and defendant, upon a showing of noncompliance or unsatisfactory progress.

After a hearing, with notice to the Commonwealth and to the defendant, the Court may void a person's participation in pretrial diversion upon a showing of failure to comply with the conditions of diversion or a failure to make satisfactory progress .

CRITICAL

Applies to

Pleading

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

All pleadings, including any attachments, shall be served on all other parties or their counsel.

CRITICAL

Parties or their counsel must notify the Commonwealth whenever the case is docketed.

Parties or their counsel shall notice the Commonwealth any time the case is docketed.

CRITICAL

Motions must be served on the opposing party no later than close of business seven days before the scheduled hearing.

All motions are to be filed and served upon the opposing party no later than the close of business seven days in advance of the scheduled hearing.

CRITICAL

Motions and their notices must be served at least seven days before the hearing, unless good cause is shown.

Motions and notice thereof shall be served at least seven (7) days prior to the Time specified for the hearing, except for good cause shown.

CRITICAL

When directed by the Court, the moving party must notify the pro se party, with the notice included in the Zoom invite, and file a copy with the Circuit Clerk's Office.

party included in the matter, the Court will direct the moving party to notify the pro se party. This will be included within the Zoom invite. Moving party shall give notice to the pro se party and file a copy of said notice with the Circuit Clerk's Office.

WARNING

The Clerk must make reasonable efforts to notify the child's parents or guardians.

The Clerk shall make reasonable efforts to notify the child's parents or guardians.

WARNING

When a case is transferred, the initiating court must reissue an unserved summons for the period specified, and the receiving court must reissue it as needed thereafter.

Any emergency protective order shall continue and the summons shall be reissued by the initiating court, pursuant to KRS 403.740(4), for a period not to exceed fourteen days if service has not been made on the adverse party by the date of transfer, or as the court determines is necessary for the protection of the petitioner. Thereafter, reissuance of the summons shall occur as needed in the court of transfer.

WARNING

The Court may allow a Temporary Removal Hearing or adjudication to proceed without service on the non-custodial parent under FCRPP 17 only if the specified reasonable efforts to serve and locate the other parties are established on the record.

The Court may permit a Temporary Removal Hearing or adjudication to proceed when the non-custodial parent has not been served in accordance with FCRPP 17 if it is established on the record that Clerk has made reasonable efforts to serve all other parties including initiating contact with the Child Support Division of the County Attorney's Office in an attempt to locate any absent parent.

WARNING

Additionally, reports should be forwarded to all parties or their counsel.

Additionally, reports should be forwarded to all parties or their counsel.

INFO

Service

Email

Reports may be sent by email if appropriate measures are taken to preserve confidentiality.

Reports may be sent by e-mail with appropriate measures to preserve confidentiality.