Pulaski Circuit Court Filing Timing and Cure Windows

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After verification, the sworn petition must be presented immediately to the appropriate judicial officer by the verifier or a peace officer in the county.

D. The sworn domestic violence petition shall then be immediately presented, by the person verifying same, or by any peace officer within the county, to the appropriate judicial officer as set forth below in Sections III and IV.

CRITICAL

The court must review protective-order petitions 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.

WARNING

Petitions should be reviewed within an

Petitions should be reviewed within an

CRITICALCivil cases

Deadline

3 business days

The proposed findings and separate judgment must be tendered no later than three business days before the final hearing.

No later than three (3) business days prior to the Final Hearing, the Petitioner shall tender a proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law and a separate Judgment of Adoption or Termination of Parental Rights for entry by the Court.

CRITICALCivil cases

Deadline

48 hours

If the parent seeking termination is indigent, the checklist requires checking whether an attorney was appointed within 48 hours of the court's determination.

Is the parent desiring termination indigent? If yes, was an attorney appointed within 48 hours of court's determination?

CRITICALCivil cases

Deadline

1 hours

Petitions must be directed for judicial review as soon as reasonably possible and within one hour of filing, unless the judge or Trial Commissioner is unavailable.

Petitions filed with the Clerk or other authorized entity shall be directed to the appropriate Judge or Trial Commissioner for review as soon as reasonably possible, not to exceed one hour of filing, EXCEPT in circumstances where the Judge or Trial Commissioner is unavailable.

CRITICAL

The verifying person or a county peace officer must immediately present the sworn petition to the appropriate judicial officer.

The sworn domestic violence petition shall then be immediately presented, by the person verifying same, or by any peace officer within the county, to the appropriate judicial officer as set forth below in Sections III and IV.

CRITICALCivil cases

If the Court requires revisions, the revised findings and separate judgment must be tendered within three business days following the final hearing.

Should the Court require revisions, the Petitioner shall tender a revised Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law and a separate Judgment of Adoption or Termination of Parental Rights within three (3) business days following the Final Hearing for the Court's entry.

CRITICALCivil cases

Deadline

72 hours

The voluntary termination checklist requires checking whether the petition was filed at least 72 hours after the child's birth.

Was the petition filed 72 hours or more after the child's birth?

CRITICAL

The Commissioner must file the report and recommendation no later than 14 days after the hearing and submission of all evidence and briefs.

6. The Domestic Relations Commissioner shall file a report and recommendation not later than 14 days following the hearing and the submission of all evidence and briefs.

CRITICALCivil cases

Motions must be filed and noticed at least five days, excluding weekends, before the hearing.

Motions shall be filed and noticed five days (excluding weekends) prior to hearing.

CRITICAL

Deadline

1 hours

Applies to

Domestic violence petition

Domestic violence petitions must be directed for review as soon as reasonably possible and no later than one hour after filing, unless the judge or trial commissioner is unavailable.

Petitions filed with the Clerk or other authorized entity shall be directed to the appropriate Judge or Trial Commissioner for review as soon reasonably possible, not to exceed one hour of filing, EXCEPT in circumstances where the Judge or Trial Commissioner is unavailable.

CRITICALCivil cases

Motions on the Status J docket, other than contempt motions, must be filed one week before the court date; contempt motions must comply with 28RFFC 204.

Any motion, except contempt, filed on the Status "J" docket shall be filed one week in advance of the court date. All Motions for Contempt shall comply with 28RFFC 204.

CRITICALCivil cases

The responding party has seven days to file a similar statement or object to the motion to submit.

The responding party shall have seven (7) days in which to file a similar statement or object to the motion to submit.

CRITICALCivil cases

The guardian ad litem fee motion and affidavit must be filed promptly at the final hearing or before entry of final judgment.

Guardian ad litem fee Motion and Affidavit shall be promptly filed at the final hearing or prior to entry of the final judgment.

CRITICAL

The Domestic Relations Commissioner must file a report and recommendation no later than 14 days after the hearing and submission of all evidence and briefs.

6. The Domestic Relations Commissioner shall file a report and recommendation not later than 14 days following the hearing and the submission of all evidence and briefs.

CRITICALCivil cases

The involuntary termination checklist requires checking whether the petition was filed at least five days after the child's birth.

Was the petition filed five (5) days or more after the child's birth?

CRITICALCivil cases

Motions for a Motion Day must be filed with the Clerk by 3:00 p.m. on the preceding Friday, though the judge may docket a later filing.

B. Each motion to be heard on a Motion Day shall be filed with the Clerk no later than 3:00 p.m. on the Friday immediately preceding the Motion Day for which the motion has been noticed. Any motion filed after 3:00 p.m. may be placed on the docket at the discretion of the presiding judge.

CRITICALCivil cases

A post-judgment motion for a Rule concerning violation of an order or judgment must be filed with the Clerk at least ten days before the Rule Day on which it will be heard.

2. Post-Judgment Proceedings - A post-judgment motion for a Rule for failure to abide by the provisions of any order or judgment must be filed with the Clerk no later than ten days prior to the Rule Day on which the motion is to be heard.

WARNINGCivil cases

Deadline

3 business days

Within three (3) business days after a petition for the voluntary termination of parental rights is filed, the Court will set a date for a hearing which shall not be more than thirty (30) calendar days after the petition is filed.

Within three (3) business days after a petition for the voluntary termination of parental rights is filed, the Court will set a date for a hearing which shall not be more than thirty (30) calendar days after the petition is filed.

WARNINGCivil cases

The Court will automatically schedule a case management or pretrial conference 30 days after the petition is filed and send notice to all parties.

The Court will automatically schedule a case management conference or pretrial conference 30 days after the filing of the petition and send notice to all parties.