Judge John Kevin Holbrook

Applies to

Petition

The reviewing judge must indicate in the petition’s “Court Action” section whether the case is a domestic violence action or an interpersonal protective order action.

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 identification

Attorneys and self-represented parties must identify their intended Final Hearing expert witnesses before or at the Case Management Conference.

The court must review a protective-order petition immediately upon filing.

Petitioners must not be sent away or left waiting for extended periods.

Deadline

1 hours

Petitions should be reviewed within an hour of presentation to a judge or trial commissioner, unless none is available.

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

Attorneys and self-represented litigants must contact the court's secretary to remand pending hearings concerning resolved issues.

The filing party must communicate a motion withdrawal or remand, or hearing cancellation, directly to both the Circuit Judge and the Clerk, with agreement of all parties.

The Judge may proceed with specified hearings without service on the non-custodial parent if the required diligent service efforts are established on the record and that parent is not the named alleged perpetrator.

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

All foster parents must receive notice of every hearing scheduled by the Court and must be given the right to be heard at every hearing.