Douglas County Superior Court Page & Word Limits

Limit

25 pages

Limit

20 pages

Applies to

Declarations and affidavits

Absent prior court authorization, supporting declarations and affidavits, including any reply, are limited to 25 pages total, and response declarations and affidavits are limited to 20 pages total. The stated exclusions apply; this section does not apply to domestic violence petitions or motions.

(a) Application. This section (5) of this rule does not apply to domestic violence petitions or domestic violence motions. (b) Children's statements. Declarations by minors are disfavored. (c) Format: All filed documents, including declarations and affidavits, shall be legible. If typed or computer printed, documents shall be in 12 point or larger type, double- spaced between the lines. (d) Page limits. (i.) Generally. Absent prior authorization from the court, the entirety of all declarations and affidavits from the parties and any non-expert witnesses in support of motions (except financial declarations), including any reply, shall be limited to a sum total of twenty-five (25) pages. The entirety of all declarations and affidavits submitted in response to motions shall be limited to a sum total of twenty (20) pages. (ii.) Exhibits. Exhibits that consist of printouts of text messages or e-mails, or declarations or affidavits of parties or witnesses shall count towards the above page limit. All other exhibits attached to a declaration or affidavit shall not be counted toward the page limit. (iii.) Financial Declarations. Financial Declarations and financial documents do not count toward the page limit. (iv.) Expert Reports and Evaluations. Declarations, affidavits, and reports from Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA), Guardians Ad Litem (GAL) and expert witnesses do not count toward the page limit. (v.) Miscellaneous Exceptions. Copies of declarations or affidavits previously filed for a motion already ruled upon and supplied only as a convenience to the court in lieu of the court file do not count toward the page limit. Deposition excerpts shall not count toward the page limit.