Nicholas County Circuit Court, Kentucky Filing Timing and Cure Windows

CRITICAL

Pendleton County motions must be filed before 4:00 P.M. on the Wednesday one week before the scheduled motion docket.

All motions must be filed before 4:00 P.M. on the Wednesday one week prior to the scheduled motion docket.

CRITICAL

The court must review a protective-order petition immediately upon filing, and petitioners must not be sent away or left waiting for extended periods.

The court shall review a petition for a protective order immediately upon its filing. KRS 403.730, KRS 456.040. Petitioners shall not be sent away or left waiting for extended periods of time.

CRITICAL

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

The court shall review a petition for a protective order immediately upon its filing. KRS 403.730, KRS 456.040.

CRITICAL

Nicholas County motions must be filed before 4:30 P.M. on the Monday one week before the scheduled motion docket.

All motions must be filed before 4:30 P.M. on the Monday one week prior to the scheduled motion docket.

CRITICAL

Harrison County motions must be filed before 4:30 P.M. on the Tuesday one week before the scheduled motion docket.

All motions must be filed before 4:30 P.M. on the Tuesday one week prior to the scheduled motion docket.

WARNING

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

Petitioners shall not be sent away or left waiting for extended periods of time.

CRITICAL

A party may file a motion to set an adoption final hearing only after the Court receives the Cabinet for Health and Family Services report.

A party may file a motion to set a final hearing in an adoption only after a report from the Cabinet for Health and Family Services has been received by the Court.

CRITICAL

The Petitioner must submit the adoption-finalization documents for Court review at least ten days before the final hearing.

The Petitioner shall prepare all documents necessary to finalize the matter and shall submit the documents for the Court's review at least ten (10) days prior to the final hearing.

CRITICALCriminal cases

An eligible person may apply for a pretrial diversion order after indictment and no later than 30 days before trial.

A . After indictment in circuit court, and no later than 30 days before trial, any person eligible for the program may apply to the Circuit Court and the Commonwealth for entry of a pretrial diversion order .

CRITICAL

Motions must be filed with the Circuit Court Clerk by close of business at least ten days before the scheduled motion hour; a holiday or clerk’s-office closure shifts the deadline to the next business day, and urgent matters may be set after the deadline only with court permission.

All motions shall be filed in the Office of the Circuit Court Clerk by the close of business, no later than ten (10) days prior to the scheduled motion hour. If the filing deadline falls on a holiday, or falls on a day when the Circuit Court Clerk's Office in that respective county is closed, then all motions shall be filed by the close of the next business day. Any urgent matters may be set after the expiration of the filing deadline only with the permission of the Court.

WARNING

Petitions should be reviewed within an hour of presentation to a judge or trial commissioner, unless neither is available.

Petitions should be reviewed within an hour of presentation to a judge or trial commissioner unless impossible due to no judge or trial commissioner being available.

WARNING

Deadline

1 hours

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

Petitions should be reviewed within an hour of presentation to a judge or trial commissioner unless impossible due to no judge or trial commissioner being available.