Union County Circuit Court, Kentucky Adjournment & Extension Requirements

After the report date, a case may not be continued except for good cause.

After the report date, the Court will not accept or consider any plea agreement between the defendant and the Commonwealth, or continue any case, except for good cause.

The sale date may not be rescheduled until the required information is received.

THE SALE DATE CANNOT BE RESCHEDULED UNTIL THIS INFORMATION IS RECEIVED.

Civil cases

A party unable to attend must immediately notify the moving party and try to agree on a hearing time; if unsuccessful, the party must immediately file a written continuance motion stating the reasons and send a copy to Family Court, subject to the stated judicial discretion and FCRPP 21 requirement.

Any attorney or pro se party who will be unable to be present at the time scheduled in the motion shall immediately notity the moving attorney or pro se party and attempt to establish a mutually agreeable time for hearing the motion. If unsuccessful, the party seeking continuance shall immediately file a motion for continuance in writing, state the reasons for the continuance, and shall send a copy directly to the attention of the Family Court, as well as filing the motion with the Clerk. Any motion for continuance in a dependency, neglect, or abuse matter shall comply with the requirements of FCRPP 21. The Court shall have discretion to allocate costs by reason of a continuance upon a showing of good cause. The Court has final discretion in the granting or denying of any continuance and may require the hearing to proceed even if the parties agree to the continuance.

A motion for a continuance must be made and heard before the designated report date, except for good cause shown.

Any motion for a continuance must be made and heard prior to the designated report date, except for good cause shown.