Rockcastle County Circuit Court, Kentucky Document Format Requirements

If a verified motion for an emergency protective order or a domestic violence order is filed in a dissolution or child custody proceeding, the motion must be filed on AOC form 275.1, as a petition, pursuant to KRS 403.720(2), and it shall be assigned a domestic violence "D" case number with the appropriate trailer number regardless of the fact that it was filed as a motion in the Circuit Court dissolution or child custody case.

If a verified motion for an emergency protective order or a domestic violence order is filed in a dissolution or child custody proceeding, the motion must be filed on AOC form 275.1, as a petition, pursuant to KRS 403.720(2), and it shall be assigned a domestic violence "D" case number with the appropriate trailer number regardless of the fact that it was filed as a motion in the Circuit Court dissolution or child custody case.

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

All petitions requested, completed, and signed by persons seeking protection under KRS Chapter 403 or KRS Chapter 456 shall be made on form AOC-275.1

Documents longer than one page must be paginated, except AOC or other official agency-approved forms.

All documents exceeding a single page in length shall be paginated. This Rule shall not apply to AOC or other official agency approved forms.

In a dissolution or child custody proceeding, a motion for an emergency protective order or domestic violence order must be filed as a petition on AOC form 275.1.

If a verified motion for an emergency protective order or a domestic violence order is filed in a dissolution or child custody proceeding, the motion must be filed on AOC form 275.1, as a petition

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Court filings must be one-sided, printed or typewritten on unglazed white letter-size paper, use at least 12-point font, be double-spaced, and have at least one-inch margins, except that the stated rule does not apply to AOC or other official agency-approved forms.

All pleadings, motions, memoranda, proposed orders and other papers to be field with the Court shall be printed or typewritten on one side only of unglazed white paper which is 8.5 inches by 11 inches in dimension, in size 12 font or larger (excluding footnotes), double spaced (except for indented quotations and footnotes), and with at least a one inch margin on each side. This Rule shall not apply to AOC or other official agency approved forms.

Unless the Court, Civil Rules, or Supreme Court orders provide otherwise for e-filing, only original pleadings, motions, memoranda, proposed orders, and other papers may be filed.

Except as otherwise ordered by the Court or provided for by the Civil Rules or other Supreme Court Orders as relates to e-filing, the Clerk shall only accept for filing original pleadings, motions, memoranda, proposed orders and other papers.