Laurel Circuit Court Chambers Communication Rules

CRITICAL

The Clerk of the Court must be notified immediately when a motion is to be passed.

The Clerk of the Court shall be notified immediately if any motion is to be passed pursuant to paragraph (4) above.

WARNING

Adoption and termination-of-parental-rights final hearings must be set for a date certain, which may be obtained by contacting chambers.

Final hearings in adoption and termination of parental rights cases shall be scheduled and heard by the Court on a date certain. Dates may be obtained by contacting the Family Court Judge's chambers.

WARNING

The mediator must promptly notify the Court when a case is not accepted for mediation.

The mediator shall notify the Court promptly when a case is not accepted for mediation.

WARNING

The mediator must promptly notify the Court when a case is not accepted for mediation.

The mediator shall notify the Court promptly when a case is not accepted for mediation.

WARNING

At the end of an accepted mediation, the mediator must report that the process has ended and must also report any matter for which the parties reached no agreement.

At the conclusion of cases accepted for mediation, the mediator shall report to the Court the fact that the mediation process has ended. If the parties do not reach an agreement as to any matter as a result of mediation, the mediator shall report the lack of an agreement to the Court.

INFO

A copy of the visitation guidelines may be obtained from the Family Court Judge's office or the Knox/Laurel Family Court webpage.

A copy of the Knox/Laurel visitation guidelines are attached hereto as Appendix B. A copy may be obtained by contacting Family Court Judge's office or on the Knox/Laurel Family Court webpage on the Kentucky Court of Justice website.

INFO

Petitioners seeking to initiate contempt proceedings should contact the Circuit Clerks or their sworn deputies, or the victim's advocates, in Laurel or Knox County.

B. Petitioners seeking to initiate contempt proceedings should contact: 1. The Circuit Clerks of Laurel and Knox Counties, and all of their sworn deputies: 2. The victim's advocates of Laurel and Knox Counties.

INFO

Petitioners seeking to initiate contempt proceedings should contact the circuit clerks or victim's advocates in Laurel or Knox County.

B. Petitioners seeking to initiate contempt proceedings should contact: 1. The Circuit Clerks of Laurel and Knox Counties, and all of their sworn deputies: 2. The victim's advocates of Laurel and Knox Counties.

INFO

For the specified transferred or specially assigned cases, contact the appropriate judge’s office to obtain motion and hearing dates.

For any case transferred from Family Court to either of the regular judges in Division I or Division II, or for any case to which either of the judges in Division I or Division II have been assigned as special judge, please contact the appropriate judge's office for motion and hearing dates.

INFO

The monthly Family Court schedule may be obtained by contacting the Family Court Judge's Office or using the specified court webpage.

A monthly calendar of the Family Court's schedule will be provided by contacting the Family Court Judge's Office or on the Knox/Laurel Family Court webpage at the Kentucky Court of Justice website. http://courts.ky.gov/Local Rules of Practice/C27FAMILYRULES.pdf