Jefferson County Court of Common Pleas, General Division Adjournment & Extension Requirements

CRITICAL

A continuance in a case set for trial requires counsel to file a motion stating the reasons, and the motion is heard under the Rules; in Domestic Relations cases, the parties must approve the continuance unless the defendant has not appeared, and every continuance must be to a date certain.

Continuances shall not be granted in any case set for trial without counsel for the party seeking the same filing a motion requesting a continuance and setting forth the reasons therefore. The motion shall be heard as otherwise provided in these Rules. In all Domestic Relations cases, continuances will only be granted if the parties, unless the defendant has not appeared, approve the entry of continuance. All continuances shall be to a date certain.

WARNING

If submission will take more than 14 days, the court must be informed of that fact, the reasons, and when the entry is expected to be filed.

In the event that the order, judgment, or decree shall require more than 14 days for submission to the Court, said fact shall be made known to the Court and the reasons therefore and a time given the Court as to when said order, judgment, or decree can be expected to be filed with the Court.

WARNING

A motion hearing may be scheduled one week earlier or later than the rules provide, but an earlier date requires approval from the Court and/or opposing counsel or the unrepresented opposing party.

Motions may be scheduled either one week sooner or one week later than as provided in these Rules, but if one week sooner, it must be with the approval of the Court and/or opposing counsel or the opposing party, if unrepresented by counsel.