Muhlenberg Circuit Court Service and Proof of Service Rules
4 rules from official source documents
E-service, mail, personal service, proof of service, certificate, and timing requirements.
A post-decree motion must be served directly on the other party by sheriff or certified mail with return receipt requested, and the court may dismiss it if service is improper.
Anyone seeking court relief after the court has entered a decree of dissolution shall serve notice of the post-decree motion directly to the other party via service by sheriff or via certified mail, return receipt requested. The court may dismiss a post-decree motion if the party is not served properly under this rule.
- Applies to
- Summons
If service has not been made by the date of transfer, the initiating court must reissue the summons for up to fourteen days or as the court determines necessary to protect the petitioner; afterward, the court of transfer reissues it as needed.
Consistent with FCRPP 12, an emergency protective order shall continue and the summons shall be reissued by the initiating court for a period not to exceed fourteen days if service has not been made on the adverse party by the date of transfer, or as the court determines is necessary for the protection of the petitioner. Thereafter, reissuance of the summons shall occur as needed in the court of transfer.
Civil cases
- Applies to
- Post judgment motion
- Service
A motion initiating post-judgment proceedings must be served on the party by certified mail, return receipt requested, and the receipt filed, unless the sheriff serves it.
Whenever serving motions upon parties (rather than attorneys) to initiate post-judgment proceedings, the motion, unless served by the sheriff, shall be mailed to the party by certified mail, return receipt requested, and the receipt filed.
The moving party must send the opposing party’s attorney a courtesy copy by first-class mail or email, but that notice does not substitute for service on the party.
The moving party shall also provide a courtesy copy to the opposing party’s attorney via regular first-class mail or electronic mail, however notice to an attorney of a post-decree motion shall be of no effect.
What rule applies to serving the opposing party in Muhlenberg Circuit Court?
Details: recipient: the opposing party. A post-decree motion must be served directly on the other party by sheriff or certified mail with return receipt requested, and the court may dismiss it if service is improper.
1 more rule answers this question.
What rule applies to service for summons in Muhlenberg Circuit Court?
Details: recipient: the opposing party. If service has not been made by the date of transfer, the initiating court must reissue the summons for up to fourteen days or as the court determines necessary to protect the petitioner; afterward, the court of transfer reissues it as needed.
What rule applies to service for post judgment motion in Muhlenberg Circuit Court?
Proof of service is required for the covered service rule. Details: method: service by mail. A motion initiating post-judgment proceedings must be served on the party by certified mail, return receipt requested, and the receipt filed, unless the sheriff serves it.
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