Warren Circuit Court Adjournment & Extension Requirements

CRITICAL

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

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.

CRITICAL

The order expires when the required hearing concludes unless the Court continues or withdraws it by a subsequent order.

The terms of this order shall expire upon the conclusion of the hearing required by KRS 403.735 or KRS 456.050 unless continued or withdrawn by subsequent order of the Court.

CRITICAL

An unserved EPO/TIPO may be continued for no more than six months and expires after six months if the Respondent has not been served and the Court has not withdrawn it.

Continuance of an unserved EPO/TIPO is limited to six (6) months. If Respondent has not been served with this order and the Court has not otherwise withdrawn it, this order will expire in six (6) months, on KRS 403.735; 456.050.

WARNING

For an extended evidentiary hearing, counsel may approach the bench at the beginning of the docket to advise the Court, and the case should be rescheduled to an appropriate date.

Counsel for either party may approach the bench at the beginning of the docket to advise the Court that an extended evidentiary hearing will be required and the case should be rescheduled to an appropriate date.