Judge Christen N. Finley

Applies to

Marriage license application

A person must appear at Court to sign the marriage-license application under oath before a Deputy Clerk.

Applies to

Application

Applicants are strongly advised to complete every detail of the marriage-license application fully and accurately.

Applies to

Required documents

Applicants are advised to bring all required documents and information to the Court.

Best practice advises distinguishing calendar days from court days and treating a time requirement as using calendar days when the rule is silent.

Filings must be received within the time required by law, subject to extension under Rule 56; late filings may subject the Fiduciary and counsel to compliance enforcement under Rule 77.

A mailed or privately delivered filing is timely only if the Court actually receives it before the deadline expires.

Service

Court service to court

If the Court must serve a filed document, the filer must provide enough additional sets for service.

Service

Mail

The Court prefers to send judgment entries and notices by mail and will mail them to persons and attorneys with current mailing addresses unless the law requires a different method or the Court elects another method; postage is charged to the case.

Service

Mail

The Court sends judgments, entries, and orders by mail unless a statute requires another method, so filers should ensure the Court has their correct mailing address.

During the 30 Court Day grace period, a Fiduciary may request an extension by showing good cause; extensions during delinquency are otherwise unavailable except as the Court may order after the citation hearing.

An extension application normally must be filed at least three Court Days before its due date, but the Court may consider or grant a late application for good cause.

The requested length of an extension must be reasonable under the circumstances.