Court Rules
Court-wide rules apply

Judge Christopher Regan

Judge • Jackson County Court of Common Pleas, General & Domestic Relations Divisions

Adjournments

Court-wide

Request must include

Proposed Rescheduled DateReason For Request
48Hoursnotice
Reason For Request

Court-wide rules

Applies court-wide

Jackson County Court of Common Pleas, General & Domestic Relations Divisions publishes its filing requirements at the court level rather than per judge, so these 547 rules are what govern this courtroom.

Filing Requirements

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  • Applies to
    Petition for dissolution

    The filing checklist requires the original Petition for Dissolution of Marriage (Form 17) and two copies.

  • Applies to
    Separation agreement

    The filing checklist requires the original Separation Agreement (Form 19) and five copies.

  • Applies to
    Parenting plan

    File the original and two copies of Form 20 if shared parenting is requested, or Form 21 if it is not.

Fees

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  • Fee
    $3
    Applies to
    Notarization

    The Clerk of Court's office can notarize documents for a $3.00 fee.

  • Fee
    $0.1
    Applies to
    Copies

    If the requested copies are not provided, the case will be charged 10 cents per page for the copies made.

  • Fee
    $400
    Applies to
    Dissolution filing

    File the required documents with the Clerk of Courts on the courthouse's third floor and pay the $400 filing fee by cash, check, credit card, or money order.

Filing Timing

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  • The dissolution hearing must be scheduled no earlier than 30 days and no later than 90 days after the Petition is filed.

  • The Clerk of Court's Office will mail a certified copy of the Dissolution Decree and Separation Agreement one week to 10 days after the Final Hearing.

  • Each party’s financial disclosure affidavit must be filed in the Court’s Family File no later than the date the Agreement is filed.

Service

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  • Applies to
    Hearing notice

    After the documents are filed, the Assignment Commissioner sets the dissolution hearing date and mails a hearing notice to each party.

  • Service
    Court service to opposing party

    Except for the statutory exceptions, the Court must send the relocation notice to the other parent.

  • Service
    Court service to opposing party

    Except for the stated statutory exceptions, the Court must send the relocation notice to the non-residential parent.

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