Court Rules
Court-wide rules apply

Judge Robert Junk

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

Court-wide rules

Applies court-wide

Pike County Court of Common Pleas, General & Domestic Relations Divisions publishes its filing requirements at the court level rather than per judge, so these 83 rules are what govern this courtroom.

Filing Requirements

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  • Applies to
    Notice of filing

    the ·pub lie. c~ file. ·: . . D. Th~ public case file shall con~ in place of the document contain~d in the family file, a Notice ·of Filing prepared by the Clerk re.ijecting· the- filing of the document maintaine4 in ~e family file and _the date thereof.

  • Applies to
    Petition

    A qualifying petitioner must file the specified cover sheet with the Clerk, include the DRC Electronic Petition Number, and attach the completed electronic petition.

  • Applies to
    Petition

    Petitions submitted through the DRC must include electronic access to the DRC CQE Summary.

Fees

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  • Fee
    $250
    Applies to
    Petition

    Before action is required on the petition, the petitioner must pay a $250 court-cost deposit using a form accepted by the Clerk for civil filings; for good cause, the Court may waive or reduce it, and the petitioner may support a request with an affidavit of indigency or other relevant information.

  • Applies to
    Petition

    A court cost deposit must be paid to the Clerk of Courts when each petition is filed.

  • Fee
    25
    Applies to
    Filing

    Beginning June 15, 2012, the Clerk must charge a $25 fee, in addition to other court costs, when each criminal cause, civil action or proceeding, or judgment by confession is filed in the General Division.

Service

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  • Applies to
    Notice
    Service
    Mail

    The Clerk must send the specified notice and information-submission form to each identified court by ordinary U.S. mail.

  • The Clerk must provide and serve class notice with the summons or modification motion, subject to the stated allocation of notice responsibility in dissolution actions.

  • Counsel for a represented party must furnish the required notice to the opposing unrepresented party; when neither party in a dissolution action has counsel, the Clerk must furnish the notice and information to the filing party or parties.

Sealing

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  • Documents in domestic relations cases that contain sensitive personal information must be kept in a family file separate from the public case file.

  • Documents filed in the public case file must have Social Security numbers and other individual personal identifiers redacted.

  • Parties, their attorneys, and a guardian ad litem may inspect the family file upon filing a request with the Clerk.

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