Judge Elizabeth Davis

Applies to

Petition

A petition must include the factual allegations supporting the Court's jurisdiction and full information about the child's parents and their addresses.

Applies to

Motion to withdraw

An attorney seeking to withdraw must file a motion to withdraw under FCRPP 26.

Applies to

Dispositional report

CHFS must provide the FCRPP 28 information and file and provide any dispositional report using form DNA-12.

Deadline

48 hours

Motions must be filed at least 48 hours before the scheduled hearing, excluding weekends and holidays when service is made in person.

When copies are served by mail, the motion must be filed at least five days before the scheduled hearing.

Emergency Protective Orders must be filed immediately on the next available business date, no later than noon that day.

All relevant parties must receive notice of the proceedings and the reason for the motion.

After approval, the petition must be initialed, a copy distributed to the attorney assigned to prosecute dependency actions, and the original filed with the appropriate Circuit Court Clerk.

Applies to

Dispositional report

CHFS must provide the dispositional report to the court and all attorneys of record at least three days before the disposition hearing.

Counsel may set motions on the regular hearing docket or schedule lengthy motions with the Court.

The Circuit Court Clerk's Office in the respective county is a contact point for ECO assistance and will contact a judge for consideration.

After working hours, on weekends, and on holidays, the applicable listed officials must contact the on-call judge or trial commissioner about issuing an ECO.