Henderson Circuit Court Filing Rules

A Final Verified Disclosure Statement (AOC-239) must be filed in contested and uncontested dissolution actions.

Motions filed after noon on the preceding Wednesday are automatically passed to the next Motion Hour.

Counsel preparing an order or judgment must give the Clerk enough copies and properly addressed stamped envelopes to complete service when required.

Attorneys and litigants may not communicate unilaterally with a judge about the merits of a pending case, except where a legitimate ex parte application is permitted.

Bond must be paid in cash, and a driver's license or Kentucky ID and Social Security number are required.

The clerk must not release Henderson Family Court confidential video records without a specific written order from the Family Court Judge, except in Paternity actions.

A proposed order must be a separate styled instrument and may not appear on the same page as the motion.

A courtesy copy of all adoption petitions should be mailed to Protection and Permanency at 311 West 2d Street, Owensboro, Kentucky 42301, Attention: Two Rivers Service Region.

In the specified paternity cases, the parties must attend a settlement conference before their court appearance and attempt to reach a stipulation.

An attorney who will be unable to be present at the time set for a motion shall immediately contact the moving attorney and attempt to establish a mutually agreeable time for the hearing of the motion . Should this prove unsuccessful the party desiring the continuance shall immediately file a motion for a continuance in writing, stating the reasons for the continuance, and shall send a copy directed to the attention of the judge as well as filing it with the Clerk . If a continuance is obtained, whether it be by agreement or not, the party seeking the continuance shall re-file the motion and re-notice the parties .

The Court may accept a tendered order by facsimile but prefers original documents.