Grant County Superior Court Page & Word Limits

Limit

3 pages

Applies to

Parenting plan declaration

Declarations in support of Parenting Plans are excluded from the other page limits but may not exceed three pages.

Declarations in support of Parenting Plans shall not count toward the page limit but shall not exceed three (3) pages.

Limit

20 pages

Limit

4 pages

Applies to

Declarations and affidavits

Absent prior court authorization, supporting and responsive declarations and affidavits are limited to 20 pages each in total, and strict-reply declarations and affidavits to four pages; exhibits count, with stated family-law and lengthy-form exceptions.

(v) Page Limitations. Absent prior authorization of the court, the entirety of all declarations and affidavits from the parties and non-expert witnesses in support of motions shall be limited to a sum total of twenty (20) pages. Absent prior authorization of the Court, the entirety of all declarations and affidavits from the parties and non-expert witnesses submitted in response to motions shall not exceed twenty (20) pages. The entirety of all declarations and affidavits submitted in strict reply to the response shall not exceed four (4) pages. Exhibits to any declarations shall count toward the above page limits. In family law proceedings the following shall not count toward the above page limits: financial declarations, financial documents, sealed source documents, declarations, affidavits and reports from the Family Court Investigator, GAL, CPS or law enforcement. Declarations in support of Parenting Plans shall not count toward the page limit but shall not exceed three (3) pages. This rule does not apply to court forms that are inherently lengthy, such as petitions for protection orders, orders in dependency cases, or bi-lingual court forms.