Harrison Circuit Court Filing Rules

A party may adopt its preliminary disclosure statement as its final statement if there are no changes or objections and notice is filed in the record.

For Nicholas County motion dockets held on the first and third Mondays of each month, all motions must be filed before 4:30 P.M. on the preceding Monday, one week before the docket.

In contested hearings, parties must disclose expert and other witnesses and exchange intended exhibits at least ten days before the hearing.

A party may use an available Administrative Office of the Courts form, but is not required to do so and may present the matter in any manner compliant with the FORPP.

A copy of an ex parte motion must be submitted directly to the Court.

For emergency child-custody matters, a party is advised to exhaust remedies from the Cabinet for Families and Children and the County Attorney before filing an ex parte motion.

A video of a child witness must be sealed and may be released only under conditions set by the Court on the record or by Court order.

When no regular motion hour is held because of Judicial College, courthouse closure, or the judge's unavailability, scheduled motions automatically move to the next regular motion hour; the Court may also reset a docket day that falls on a state holiday.