Island County Superior Court Page & Word Limits

CRITICAL

Limit

500 pages

Applies to

Judge copy delivered through efiling system

Judge’s copies delivered through the e-filing system may not exceed 500 pages in total.

Provided, however, that Judge’s copies delivered through the e-filing system shall not exceed a total of 500 pages.

CRITICAL

Limit

20 pages

Limit

10 pages

Applies to

Declaration affidavit

Declarations and affidavits are limited to 20 pages in support of motions and in response, and 10 pages in reply; stated exclusions apply, and exceeding a limit by more than five pages for a pleading may result in a special-set hearing.

(1) Number of Pages of Declarations and Affidavits Limited. Absent prior authorization of the Court, the entirety of all declarations, affidavits from the parties and non-expert witnesses in support of motions, (except financial declarations, financial documents and sealed source documents), shall be limited to a sum total of twenty (20) pages. The entirety of all declarations and affidavits submitted in response to motions shall not exceed twenty (20) pages. The entirety of all declarations and affidavits submitted in reply to the response shall not exceed ten (10) pages. In the event a party seeks leave of Court to exceed the page limits set forth in this rule by an amount in excess of five additional pages for any one pleading, the Court may, at the time of the scheduled hearing, strike the hearing and direct the parties to schedule a “special set” hearing as provided in LCR 77(l)(2)(C). [Amended effective September 1, 2024]. (2) Exhibits. Exhibits that consist of declarations or affidavits of parties or witnesses, including electronic communications such as emails, text messages, depositions or other similar materials, shall count toward the above page limit. (3) Financial Declarations. Financial declarations and financial documents do not count toward the page limit. (4) Expert Witness Reports and Evaluations. Declarations, affidavits, and reports from Volunteer Guardians ad Litem (VGAL), Guardians Ad Litem (GAL), Court Visitors and expert witnesses do not count toward the page limit.

WARNING

Applies to

Declaration or affidavit

Previously filed declarations or affidavits supplied only for the Court’s convenience in place of the court file do not count toward the page limit.

(6) 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.

WARNING

The rule may not be evaded by filing several motions in one family law matter on the same day or by putting declaration content in mandatory family law forms.

(8) Circumvention Prohibited. This rule may not be circumvented by filing several motions in the same family law matter on the same day. Similarly, this rule may not be circumvented by including factual content in mandatory family law forms that should otherwise be included in a party’s or witness’ declaration.