Robertson County Circuit Court, Kentucky Filing Timing and Cure Windows

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Pendleton County motions are scheduled for 9:00 A.M. on the first and third Wednesdays of each month and must be filed before 4:00 P.M. on the preceding Wednesday.

PENDLETON COUNTY: the first and third Wednesdays of each month; all motions to be scheduled at 9:00 A.M. All motions must be filed before 4:00 P.M. on the Wednesday one week prior to the scheduled motion docket.

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Harrison County motions are scheduled for 9:00 A.M. on the first and third Tuesdays of each month and must be filed before 4:30 P.M. on the preceding Tuesday.

HARRISON COUNTY: the first and third Tuesdays of each month; all motions to be scheduled at 9:00 A.M. All motions must be filed before 4:30 P.M. on the Tuesday one week prior to the scheduled motion docket.

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Robertson County motions are scheduled for 9:00 A.M. on the second Monday of each month and must be filed before 4:30 P.M. on the preceding Monday.

motions to be scheduled at 9:00 A.M. All motions must be filed before 4:30 P.M. on the ROBERTSON COUNTY: the second Monday of each month; all Monday one week prior to the scheduled motion docket.

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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.

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. 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.

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Nicholas County motions are scheduled for 9:00 A.M. on the first and third Mondays of each month and must be filed before 4:30 P.M. on the preceding Monday.

NICHOLAS COUNTY: the first and third Mondays of each month; all motions to be scheduled at 9:00 A.M. All motions must be filed before 4:30 P.M. on the Monday one week prior to the scheduled motion docket.

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A party may file a motion to set an adoption final hearing only after the Court has received 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.

CRITICALCriminal cases

An eligible person may apply for a pretrial diversion order after indictment, but 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 .

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The petitioner must prepare the documents needed to finalize the adoption and submit them for the Court's review at least 10 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.

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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.

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.

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

At least ten days prior to the hearing date, the parties shall also produce and exchange any documents, correspondence, media, photographs, recordings or videos that they intend to submit as exhibits.

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In a contested hearing, parties must identify intended expert witnesses and provide a list of other potential witnesses ten days before the hearing.

In any contested hearing all parties shall disclose and identify, ten days prior to the hearing date, any expert witnesses that they intend to call as a witness, and shall provide a list of all other witnesses that may be called to testify.

WARNING

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

Any urgent matters may be set after the expiration of the filing deadline only with the permission of the Court.