Judge John Wells

Applies to

Notice of change of address

A Notice of Change of Address form may be filed to report an address change.

Applies to

Petitioners accounts

Petitioner's accounts must be filed in adoption cases, except step-parent adoptions proceeding without an attorney as permitted by subsection (A).

Applies to

Fiduciary filing

Documents requiring a fiduciary’s signature must bear the fiduciary’s original signature; each co-fiduciary must sign or the filing must explain the missing signature and efforts to obtain it.

The custodial depository must file an Annual Verification of Funds with restricted access under the specified local rules.

The Verification of Receipt and Deposit must be filed with the Court within seven days after the Entry directing the deposit is issued.

Settlement may avoid trial without an entry being filed initially, but an entry must be filed within 30 days or the case will be dismissed for want of prosecution.

Fee

$3

Applies to

Transcript of proceedings

Before the court orders a transcript to be prepared, the ordering party must deposit $3 per page based on the Clerk’s estimated page count.

Fee

20 Dollars

An additional $20 court cost is charged when each criminal cause, civil action or proceeding, or judgment by confession is filed.

Fee

400

Applies to

Jury trial deposit

A party demanding a civil jury trial must deposit $400 at least two weeks before trial or the jury right is waived by all parties; any party may pay the deposit, and the case proceeds to a jury trial unless all parties or their attorneys waive it under Civil Rule 39(A).

If waivers and consents are not filed from all interested parties, a hearing and service of notice upon them are required.

Applies to

Notice of hearing on inventory

In every estate, the Notice of Hearing on Inventory must be served on all intestate heirs and/or vested beneficiaries of the decedent.

Service

Court service

For Court-made service not covered by the stated exceptions, service goes to an attorney’s court mailbox if the attorney previously authorized that method in writing, and to others by ordinary U.S. Mail to the last address in the case file.