Pike County Court of Common Pleas, General & Domestic Relations Divisions Filing Timing and Cure Windows

The Court must issue a decision and judgment entry within 60 days after receiving all information it requested and considers necessary to decide the petition.

13. The Court-sball issue a decision and judgment entry, _either gmnting or denying the Petition, within sixty (60) days after. the Court has received all information requested by the. Court and th.at the Court believes is necessm:y for. the Q>urt to reach a decision on whether tc;> approve the Petition;

The Clerk must reject an original filing and its copies if they are not clearly legible or do not otherwise comply with these Rules.

The Clerk ~hall reject the original and any copie~ of a do~u '. - filing. unless the original and copies are clearly legible ~nd otherwise om,with the requirements of these rules.

Unless the trial judge directs otherwise, prevailing counsel must prepare and submit the formal entry within five days, and opposing counsel must approve or reject it within five days of receipt.

Unless the trial judge otherwise directs, counsel for the party in whose favor an order or judgment is rendered shall, within five (5) days thereafter, prepare the proper formal entry and submit it to counsel for the adverse party who shall approve or reject the same within five (5) days after the receipt thereof.

If counsel do not prepare an entry within fourteen days after an order or judgment is rendered, the trial judge may have it prepared and filed without submitting it to or notifying counsel, or take other appropriate action.

If counsel fail to prepare an entry of order or judgment within fourteen (14) days after it is rendered, the trial judge may cause the proper entry to be prepared and filed without submission or notice to counsel, or take such other action as may be appropriate under the circumstances.

After settlement, counsel must promptly prepare an entry of dismissal; if it is not presented within fourteen days, the court may allow up to thirty days upon written application and good cause, and may dismiss the case for want of prosecution.

Counsel shall promptly prepare an entry of dismissal to the trial judge following settlement of any case. If counsel fail to present such entry to the trial judge within fourteen (14) days after representation to the court that a case has been settled, or within thirty (30) days upon written application to the court for such extension and for good cause shown, the trial judge may order the case dismissed as for want of prosecution.

Interested persons are instructed to complete the attached form and file it with the clerk of courts within fourteen days.

fourteen days

The required class must be completed within 60 days after the complaint or motion is filed or at least 7 days before the merits hearing, whichever occurs earlier, and completion must be evidenced in writing to the Court.

The required ,cl!i,SS must be completed within 60 days after the filing of the_ complaint or motion, Qr at least 7 -days prior to ·hearing on the merits, whichever is.- earlier, and - completion of the cl~s inus_t ~e evidenced in writing to the <;:qurt.

The proposed Entry or Entries must be submitted to the Court within 14 days after the decision or agreement is announced.

The proposed Entry (or Entries) shall be submitted to the Court within 14 days after the date the decision and/or agreement was announced.