Judge Heather Fryman

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

Petition

During regular business hours, the authorized agency or officer must present a received petition to a district, family, or circuit court judge, or the designated on-call trial commissioner.

Applies to

Petition

After regular business hours, the authorized agency or officer must present a received petition to the persons identified in paragraph C.

The court must review protective-order petitions immediately upon filing, must not leave petitioners waiting for extended periods, and should review petitions within an hour of presentation unless no judge or trial commissioner is available.

Motions must be filed with the Circuit Court Clerk by close of business at least 10 days before the scheduled motion hour, with the deadline extended to the next business day when the deadline falls on a holiday or the Clerk’s Office is closed.

An urgent matter may be set after the filing deadline only with the Court’s permission.

Petitions seeking protection under KRS Chapter 403 or Chapter 456 must use form AOC-275.1.

A party may use an available AOC form, but is not required to do so and may present the matter in any manner compliant with the FORPP.

In any tendered order the judge's signature line should not be placed so that it is on a page separate and apart from the text of the Order. At least some of the text should be visible on the page with the signature. Those preparing tendered Orders should leave space at the bottom of the preceding page when necessary to avoid isolating the signature line.

A party seeking a hearing for a motion requiring more than fifteen minutes must file a motion to schedule the hearing and notice that scheduling motion on the regular motion hour docket; a special hearing time may be set.

An ex parte motion will be considered only if the matter is a true emergency that could cause irreparable injury to the moving party.

Attorneys are advised to carefully review proposed ex parte matters and use discretion in deciding whether an ex parte motion is appropriate.