Knott Circuit Court Filing Timing and Cure Windows

CRITICAL

Deadline

3 business days

Applies to

Motion

Non-emergency motions in the specified dockets must be filed, clocked, and noticed by 3:00 p.m. three business days before the docket.

All non-emergency Paternity, Dependency, Neglect and Abuse, Domestic Violence, and Status Offense motions shall be filed, clocked and noticed no later than 3:00 p.m. three business days preceding the appropriate docket, with copies being mailed, hand- delivered or sent by electronic transmission.

CRITICAL

The Attorneys or parites, if pro se litigants, shall also produce any documents they intend to submit as Exhibits at the Final Hearing within 30 days of the Final Hearing.

The Attorneys or parites, if pro se litigants, shall also produce any documents they intend to submit as Exhibits at the Final Hearing within 30 days of the Final Hearing.

CRITICALCriminal cases

An eligible person may apply for pretrial diversion after indictment, but no later than 15 days before trial.

After indictment in circuit court, and no later than (15) days before trial, any person eligible for the program may apply to the Circuit Court and the Commonwealth for entry of a pretrial diversion order .

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Intended expert witnesses must be identified within 30 days before the Final Hearing.

The Attorneys or parties, if pro se litigants, shall identify any Expert Witnesses they intend to call to testify at the Final Hearing within 30 days of the Final Hearing.

CRITICAL

An entry and appearance must not be signed before the petition is filed.

No entry and appearance shall be signed prior to the filing of a petition.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Motion

Motions under FCRP 201(A) must be filed and noticed at least seven days before the next regularly scheduled motion docket; motions noticed with less time are automatically passed to the next Motion Hour.

All motions pursuant to FCRP 201(A) shall be filed and noticed for hearing no less than seven (7) days from the date of the next regularly scheduled motion docket. All motions filed and noticed for a hearing in less than seven (7) days shall be automatically passed to the next Motion Hour.

CRITICAL

If no objection is filed within ten days after service of the summons, petition, and motion, the Court will enter the Status Quo Order.

If no objection is filed within 10 days of service of the Summons, Petition and Motion, the Status Quo Order will be entered by the Court.

CRITICAL

Within sixty days of appointment, the Guardian ad Litem must file an Answer for the Respondent or a Report stating that no defense can be presented after careful examination.

D. Within sixty (60) days of the appointment, the Guardian ad Litem shall file and Answer on behalf of the Respondent or a Report stating that, after careful examination of the case he/she is unable to present a defense on their behalf.

CRITICAL

Deadline

72 hours

The Permanency Hearing Report must be submitted to the Court 72 hours before the court date.

At the Permanency Hearing/Review, CHFS shall complete a Permanency Hearing Report and submit same to the Court 72 hours preceding the Court date.

WARNING

Failure to file an Answer and Report within sixty days of appointment may result in sanctions, including removal from the Family Court Guardian ad Litem appointment list.

E. The failure of the Guardian ad Litem to file an Answer and Report within sixty (60) days of his/her appointment may result in sanctions being imposed against the attorney, including removal from the 31" and 36h Judicial Circuits Family Court Guardian Ad Litem appointment list.