Grant County Circuit Court, Kentucky Document Filing Requirements

CRITICAL

Applies to

Joint motion or agreed order

When the parties agree on all issues and seek a decree without a hearing, they must file a joint motion or agreed order with the specified information and attachments; the available excerpt lists some required dates and ends mid-list.

If the parties reach an agreement on all issues and seek the entry of a decree without a hearing, the parties shall file a joint motion or agreed order that contains the following information and attachments: (a) The date of marriage and separation; (b) The date the petition for dissolution was filed; (c) The date the respondent was served or filed an entry of appearance; (d) The date the final verified disclosures were filed or an agreed order or affidavit

CRITICAL

Applies to

Emergency or ex parte motion

(7) All emergency motions and ex parte motions shall be submitted for the Court’s review with attached affidavit(s) and may be noticed at the convenience of the Court.

(7) All emergency motions and ex parte motions shall be submitted for the Court’s review with attached affidavit(s) and may be noticed at the convenience of the Court.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Agreed order of cancellation

If there is no timely motion and court ruling, the sale may be cancelled only by filing an agreed cancellation order signed by every party who is not in default.

Absent a timely motion and ruling from the Court, the sale will only be cancelled upon the filing of an agreed order of cancellation signed by all parties who are not in default.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Applies to

Commonwealth recommendation

The Commonwealth must provide the Court with a written recommendation for each diversion application.

The Commonwealth shall make a written recommendation to the Court in response to each application.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Court record

The Court must advise the parties whether it will accept the diversion agreement and, if it accepts, make a specific finding on the record that the plea and agreement were entered freely, voluntarily, intelligently, and knowingly.

The Court shall advise the parties whether it will accept the diversion agreement. If accepted, the Court shall make a specific finding on the record that the defendant entered the plea and entered into the diversion agreement, freely, voluntarily, intelligently, and knowingly.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Motion

Unless a hearing is not required by statute or rule, a motion must state its hearing date and time, which must be a regular Motion Day unless the Court sets another date.

(1) Unless by statute or rule a hearing is not required (see, e.g., LR 209, infra), all motions shall contain a notice of the date and time of the motion’s hearing. The date shall be a regular Motion Day unless the Court has set a different date. Motions in violation of this Rule shall not be docketed.

INFO

Applies to

Order

The Court may direct an attorney or pro se party to prepare an order, or may take the matter under submission to prepare the order itself.

(1) The Court may direct an attorney or pro se party to prepare an order reflecting the findings of the Court or may take the matter under submission for preparation of an order by the Court

INFO

Applies to

Agreed judgment of paternity and agreed order of support

In an open paternity case, the parties may submit the agreed judgment and support order without a motion if all parties have signed the proposed order.

In any open paternity case, the parties may submit an Agreed Judgment of Paternity and an Agreed Order of Support for the Court’s review and approval without filing a motion, so long as the proposed Order has been signed by all parties.

INFO

Applies to

Default judgment motion

For a business entity, the plaintiff-affidavit requirement may be satisfied by an affidavit from an employee or other representative knowledgeable about the plaintiff’s damages.

For business entities, this requirement may be satisfied by an affidavit from an employee or other representative with knowledge of the plaintiff’s damages.