Hopkins Circuit Court Chambers Communication Rules

WARNING

Petitioner's counsel should contact the Court to schedule the final hearing only after all procedural requirements, including any necessary home investigation, are complete.

the final hearing only after all procedural requirements have been met, including The attorney for the Petitioner should contact the Court for a specific date and the home investigation where necessary.

WARNING

If the parties resolve contested issues before the case management conference, they must promptly notify the Staff Attorney.

they shall promptly notity the Staff Attorney so that other cases may be

WARNING

Should an attorney wish to be placed or deleted from the roster to serve he or she shall make written request to the Clerk.

Should an attorney wish to be placed or deleted from the roster to serve he or she shall make written request to the Clerk.

WARNING

Petitioners seeking to initiate contempt proceedings should contact: Alleged violation of domestic violence orders to Family Court. Alleged violation of interpersonal protective orders to District Court.

Petitioners seeking to initiate contempt proceedings should contact: Alleged violation of domestic violence orders to Family Court. Alleged violation of interpersonal protective orders to District Court.

INFO

A court calendar may be obtained by contacting the Family Court Judge's offices during normal business hours.

A calendar may be obtained during normal business hours by contacting the offices of the Family Court Judge.

INFO

After discovery is complete and FCRPP 2(6) is satisfied, either party's attorney may contact the Staff Attorney to schedule a case management conference; the Staff Attorney provides available times and schedules it by mutual agreement.

At any time after discovery is complete and in compliance with FCRPP 2(6), the attorney for either party may contact the Family Court Staff Attorney to schedule a case management conference. The Staff Attorney shall provide available dates and times and schedule the conference at a mutually agreeable time; an Order shall be entered accordingly.

INFO

Contact

Phone to chambers

Hearing dates and times may be obtained by telephone or email from the Family Court Judge's office.

Dates and times may be obtained by telephone or electronic mail from the Family Court Judge's office.

INFO

Petitioners seeking to initiate contempt proceedings should contact the Hopkins Circuit Clerk.

Petitioners seeking to initiate contempt proceedings should contact the Hopkins Circuit Clerk.

INFO

Emergency custody orders may be obtained outside normal business hours by contacting the Family Court Judge or On-Call Judge directly.

However, emergency custody orders may be obtained outside of normal business hours by contacting the Family Court Judge or the On-Call Judge directly.

INFO

Contact

Email

After the case management conference, a party may move for a hearing date on unresolved issues, and attorneys may instead submit a joint hearing-date request to the Court by email.

After completion of the case management conference, either party, or both jointly, may move the Court for a hearing date to address any unresolved issues. This motion shall be set on the Court's motion hour docket pursuant to the motion practice adopted herein, or attorneys may submit a joint request directly to the Court by electronic mail.

WARNING

If the parties resolve the pending issues before the hearing date, they must promptly notify the Court.

Should the parties resolve the issues pending before the Court prior to the hearing date, they shall promptly notify the Court