Judge Adam Scott O'Bryan

Applies to

Property mediation submissions

For property mediation, the parties must exchange and provide the Mediator, at least five working days before the conference, their Financial Disclosure Statements and changes, asset-valuation documents, documents verifying debt payments and balances, and information or documents the Mediator requested.

Applies to

Financial disclosure statement

If applicable, all parties must submit Financial Disclosure Statements on the appropriate AOC forms before the Case Management Conference.

Applies to

Expert witness disclosure

shall identify any Expert Witnesses they intend to call to testify at the Final Hearing prior to or

shall be filed in the Office of the Circuit Court Clerk in that county by the close of business no Motions to be placed on the Motion Docket shall be filed in the county of the proceeding and is scheduled on the first and third Monday of each month, and any Motions shall be filed by later than seven (7) days prior to the scheduled Motion Hour.

Motion Hour in Lawrence County and fourth Tucsday of each month, and any Motions shall be filed by 4:00 pm on the preceding 4:00 pm on the preceding Monday. Motion Hour in Johnson County is scheduled on the second Tuesday. Motion Hour in Martin County is scheduled on the first and third Wednesday of each month, and any Motions shall be filed by 4:00 pm on the preceding Wednesday.

If the filing county is closed on the filing deadline, motions must be filed by the close of the next business day.

After hours, on weekends, and on holidays, the Cabinet or another interested person must contact an appropriate judge or commissioner to obtain an Emergency Custody Order.

Attorneys and pro se litigants must contact the court's secretary to remand pending hearings concerning resolved issues.

Contact

Email to chambers

Parties may email motions to the Circuit Judge before the hearing for informational purposes, but the email is not recognized as a motion filing until the original is received and entered in the record.

The Judge may allow specified hearings to proceed without service on the non-custodial parent if the Petitioner establishes diligent efforts to serve and locate absent parties and the absent parent is not the alleged perpetrator.

After each hearing, the Petitioner must continue diligent efforts to locate and notify everyone who has not yet been served.

Foster parents must receive notice of every hearing and have the right to be heard at every hearing.