Knox County Court of Common Pleas, General and Domestic Relations Division Filing Rules

The written notice of a contact-information change must be filed with the court.

If a covered filing omits the IV-D Application, the Court must order the filing party to correct the omission within 14 days.

A party filing a civil action or proceeding must first deposit security for costs, unless otherwise provided by law.

An attorney or self-represented party whose listed contact information changes during a pending action must serve all parties and file written notice of the change.

Financial affidavits must use the format and include the information required for temporary support orders, and must comply with Local Rule 8.0.

When a case type or filing is designated for e-filing, parties or counsel must promptly handle the case documents electronically unless exempt.

The report must be maintained in a confidential family file and may not be duplicated or otherwise disseminated.

A request to extend a filing deadline must be made by motion and state whether it is within or outside the original filing period, the reasons for the extension, the opposing party’s position, and whether prior extensions have been granted.

The Clerk of Court will not accept a change-of-address notice by telephone, email, or fax.

When opposing counsel has appeared, a party should make every effort to coordinate the oral hearing time and date with counsel's availability before filing a motion, notice of hearing, or order to appear; failure to contact counsel may cause the hearing to be continued or canceled.

The parties must provide the Court a courtesy copy of every filed motion.

With approval from all opposing parties or their counsel, a party may submit a motion and entry together without a hearing; the entry must include an approval line for each party or counsel and affirmatively state that all have approved it, subject to the Court's discretion to accept or reject it.