Lewis County Circuit Court, Kentucky Chambers Communication Rules

CRITICAL

When no dissolution action is pending in Circuit Court, the District Judge must be contacted to consider the petition or motions.

If no dissolution of marriage action is pending in this Circuit Court, the District Judge shall be contacted to consider the petition and/or motions .

CRITICAL

After counseling a person seeking an Emergency Custody Order, the office must contact the Family Court Judge for review.

That office shall counsel that person and then shall contact the Family Court Judge who shall review the petition and determine if an ECO should be issued.

CRITICAL

After a case is referred to the Domestic Relations Commissioner, counsel for the moving party must contact the Commissioner to schedule the hearing.

Upon referral of the case to the Domestic Relations Commissioner, counsel for the moving party shall contact the Domestic Relations Commissioner to schedule a time for the hearing on the motion .

CRITICAL

The attorney must contact the Drug Court Coordinator as soon as possible, no later than one week after arraignment; after May 26, 2005, a later referral results in the client not being admitted.

b. The attorney will contact the Drug Court Coordinator as soon as possible for his/her client to be considered for admission into the Drug Court. As soon as possible means not longer that one (1) week after the date of arraignment. After May 26, 2005, if the referral exceeds one (1) week, then the client will not be admitted .

WARNING

Contact

Phone

Phone

1-606-473-0769

To refer a client, the attorney contacts the Drug Court Coordinator by phone to schedule an appointment.

a. To refer a client the attorney will contact the Drug Court Coordinator at telephone number 1-606-473-0769 to set up an appointment.

WARNING

Attorneys must notify the Court as soon as possible when a case settles so it can be removed from the docket.

All attorneys will notify the Court as soon as possible that a case has been settled . Thus, removing it from the Court docket.

INFO

A mediator may contact the Circuit Clerk's office to review the case file.

If the mediator desires to review the case file he or she may do so by contacting the Circuit Clerk's office.

INFO

A request for referral to the Domestic Relations Commissioner may be made directly to the Court instead of placing the case on the Motion Day docket.

Requests for referral to the Domestic Relations Commissioner may be made directly to the Court rather than placing the case on the Motion Day docket .

INFO

Petitioners seeking to initiate contempt proceedings should contact the Circuit Court Clerk’s Office in the county where the order was issued.

Petitioners seeking to initiate contempt proceedings should contact the Circuit Court Clerk's Office in the county where the order was issued.

INFO

Petitioners are advised to contact the Circuit Court Clerk's Office in the county where the order was issued when seeking to initiate contempt proceedings.

B. Petitioners seeking to initiate contempt proceedings should contact the Circuit Court Clerk's Office in the county where the order was issued.