Judge William J. Verax IV

Applies to

Summons

If a case is reassigned or transferred, the issuing judge must re-issue a summons until the receiving judge can hear the matter.

Applies to

Protective order petition

During regular business hours, the authorized agency or officer must present a petition to a District, Family Court, or Circuit Court judge, or alternatively to the designated on-call Trial Commissioner.

Applies to

Protective order petition

After regular business hours, the authorized agency or officer must present the petition to the same judicial officers identified for regular business hours.

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.

The motion-filing party must give the opposing party reasonable notice, or the matter will not be heard.

Applies to

Witness disclosures

At least ten days before a contested hearing, parties must disclose intended expert witnesses and provide a list of other potential witnesses.

Parties must produce and exchange intended hearing exhibits at least ten days before the hearing.

Petitions seeking protection under KRS Chapter 403 or 456 must be made on form AOC-275.1.

A party may use an available Administrative Office of the Courts form, but use of the form is not required if the matter is presented in compliance with the FORPP.

Those preparing tendered orders should keep the judge’s signature line on a page containing some order text and leave space on the preceding page when needed to avoid isolating the line.