Wolfe County Circuit Court, Kentucky Filing Rules

A hearing notice must specify the hearing date, time, and place.

Copies of motions must be served on all parties by mail, hand delivery, or electronic transmission under CR 5.02, unless an exception applies.

Motions for the Motion Docket must be filed in the county of the proceeding at least seven days before Motion Hour; if the deadline falls on a day the Clerk’s Office is closed, filing is due by its close the preceding day, and late motions must be re-noticed.

A party seeking default judgment under CR 55.01 must file a written motion.

After the statutory periods have elapsed, necessary parties have been notified, and the GAL and CHFS reports are filed, petitioner’s counsel must obtain a hearing date directly from the Court.

An attorney unable to attend a motion must immediately contact the moving attorney to try to agree on a new hearing time; if unsuccessful, the party seeking a continuance must immediately file a written motion stating the reasons and send a copy to the Judge and file it with the Clerk.

Motions must be e-filed with the Clerk unless an exception applies, including when e-filing is not required by law.

If a sale is cancelled, the Master Commissioner Fees and Costs must be filed and paid in accordance with law.

Before filing the specified discovery-related motions, counsel must make a good-faith effort to resolve the dispute and may file only if they cannot resolve it.

When personal identifiers are required or appear in filed documents or exhibits, parties must file a redacted record copy and an unredacted copy for sealing; access to the sealed copy is restricted, and minor children's names are not personal identifiers under this section.