Rockcastle County Circuit Court, Kentucky Adjournment & Extension Requirements

CRITICAL

For a scheduled trial or hearing, counsel must promptly notify the Clerk and Court in writing by proposed order upon settlement or when requesting a continuance; the order must identify the scheduled date and remove the matter from the calendar, and settlement notice certifies that all issues are resolved.

Upon settlement of any case or request for a continuance where a trial or hearing has been scheduled, counsel shall promptly notify the Clerk and Court in writing by submission of a proposed order identifying the scheduled trial or hearing date and removing the matter from the hearing calendar. Such notification of settlement is a certification by counsel that all issues have been resolved. If no written notification of settlement or request for continuance is received, the parties and counsel will be expected to appear at the hearing unless otherwise ordered by the Court. Failure to notify the Court or appear at the scheduled hearing may result in a show cause order being issued and a finding of contempt and sanctions.

CRITICAL

When the parties waive the 45-day requirement or agree to continue the temporary custody order beyond 45 days, all parties must agree in writing and state specific reasons showing why the waiver or continuance serves the child's best interest.

In any case in which the parties waive the 45 day requirement of KRS 620.090(5) or the parties agree to continue the temporary custody order beyond the 45 days, all parties shall agree in writing and state specific reasons why the waiver and/or continuance beyond the 45 days is necessary to serve the best interest of the child, i.e., for accumulation or presentation of evidence or witnesses, to protect the rights of a party, or for other good cause.

WARNING

If a domestic violence hearing needs more than fifteen minutes, the Court may schedule it at the end of the docket or give the parties another date.

If parties require more than fifteen minutes to present their evidence, the Court may assign the parties to a time at the end of the docket or the parties may be given another date.

WARNING

The Court may extend discovery time for custody or complex economic issues upon motion, in its discretion and for good cause shown.

C. Upon motion to the Court, discovery time may be extended in custody issues and complex economic issues, at the discretion of the Court and for good cause shown.