Lewis County Circuit Court, Kentucky Service and Proof of Service Rules

The Judge may allow a Temporary Removal or Adjudication Hearing to proceed without service on the non-custodial parent if the record establishes diligent efforts to serve all other parties, including efforts to locate an absent parent through the Child Support Division.

The Judge may permit the Temporary Removal Hearing or the Adjudication Hearing to go forward when the non-custodial parent has not been served in accordance with FCRPP 18(1) if it is established on the record that the Petitioner has made diligent efforts to serve all other parties including initiating contact with the Child Support Division of the County Attorney's Office in an attempt to locate any absent parent.

After the hearing, the Petitioner must continue diligently trying to locate and notify everyone who was not served.

The Petitioner shall make continuing diligent efforts after the hearing to locate and notify all persons who were not served.

Applies to

Notices and motions

Copies of notices and motions must be served on the Circuit Judge at the Greenup office when called for by the case, and that service must be shown in the certificate of service.

A copy of all notices and motions shall be served upon the Circuit Judge at his office in Greenup, Kentucky, as called for by the case, and such service shall also appear in the certificate of service .

Copies of motions for a Greenup or Lewis Motion Hour must be mailed, hand delivered, or sent by electronic transmission.

All motions to be heard at the Greenup Family Court Motion Hour or the Lewis Family Court Motion Hour shall be filed and clocked no later than 4:30 p.m. on the preceding Friday with copies to be mailed, hand delivered or sent by electronic transmission.

Applies to

Itemized property list

Counsel must certify a copy of the property list to opposing counsel.

Counsel will also certify a copy ofthis property list to opposing Counsel.

Applies to

Itemized property list

The property list must be served on opposing counsel and filed in the record.

This shall be served on opposing counsel and filed in the record . See Annex A.

Applies to

Show cause motion

The Clerk must make two copies of the show-cause motion and, the same day, hand-deliver or mail it postage prepaid to the County Attorney and Commonwealth Attorney with the hearing date, time, and place.

The Clerk shall further make two (2) copies of the show cause motion and within the same day, hand deliver or mail it postage prepaid. to the County Attorney and the Commonwealth Attorney along with the date, time and place of the hearing.

Notice of the written motion must be given to all parties, including the child's Guardian ad Litem if one exists.

judicial order must file a written motion with notice to all parties, including the child's Guardian ad Litem, if any, and set forth the purpose for the request.

If the court is closed Friday, copies of motions must be mailed, hand delivered, or sent by electronic transmission.

If the Greenup Family Court or Lewis Family Court is closed Friday, motions shall be filed and clocked no later than 4:30 p.m. on the preceding Thursday with copies to be mailed, hand delivered or sent by electronic transmission.

If the court approves appointment of the expert, the defense attorney must give the court and the Commonwealth written notice of the intent to call the expert at least 30 days before trial.

The defending attorney shall, in writing, notice the court and the Commonwealth thirty (30) days prior to trial of the defending attorney's intent to call the expert as a witness.