Wayne County Circuit Court, Kentucky Filing Rules

The petitioner must file a sworn disclosure statement within 15 days after filing the dissolution petition, containing the specified financial and property information.

A Divorce Petition must be accompanied by a Vital Statistics Information Sheet signed by the attorney before the clerk may file it.

If a case is reopened, additional fees totaling no more than $200 may be assessed.

The notice served on opposing parties must state the hearing’s time, date, and place.

Before filing a motion to be heard by the Domestic Relations Commissioner, moving counsel must contact the Commissioner to schedule the hearing and provide its anticipated length.

Exhibits intended for trial must be labeled for identification before trial.

Before filing a motion to be heard by the Domestic Relations Commissioner, moving counsel must contact the Commissioner to schedule the hearing and provide its anticipated length.

If no party files a continuance motion before 28 days prior to trial, the Court may impose sanctions resulting from a continuance granted after that point.

An attorney seeking to set a motion must send a copy of it to the Circuit Judge; failure to comply with the scheduling provisions means the motion will not be heard at the specified date and time.