B. Pursuant to FCRPP 2(6), no matter shall be scheduled for Final Hearing until a Case Management Conference or Mediation has been held unless otherwise ordered by the Court. All parties shall submit Financial Disclosure Statements on the appropriate AOC forms prior to the Case Management Conference, if applicable. Each party shall make a good faith effort at settlement at the Case Management Conference. The Attorneys or parties, if pro se litigants, shall identify any Expert Witnesses they intend to call to testify at the Final Hearing prior to or at the Case Management Conference and shall also produce a Preliminary or Final Report from said expert prior to or at the Case Management Conference. The Attorneys or parties, if pro se litigants, shall also produce any documents they intend to submit as Exhibits at the Final Hearing prior to or at the Case Management Conference.

C. A party's Preliminary Disclosure Statement may also be adopted as his/her Final Disclosure Statement if there have been no changes and the Court has been given notice thereof.

D. Status Quo Orders may be entered on the AOC-237 form upon Motion of any party with Notice and opportunity to be heard by the opposing part(ies).

E. All Motions filed must have original signatures, except when submitted by the Judge for filing.

F. Attorneys or parties may file a Motion to Submit a dissolution matter for Final Decree, and submit same directly to the Judge for approval by the Court off-docket, which shall contain executed Notices and Waivers of Hearings and/or Financial Disclosure Statements along with a Settlement Agreement and Jurisdictional Deposition.

There will be no Motion Hour during any scheduled Judicial College or the Kentucky Bar Association Annual Meeting. If the courthouse is closed for any reason, i.e., Holiday, inclement weather, or the unavailability of the Family Court Judge, then all Motions shall be passed to the next regularly scheduled Motion Hour in that respective county.

Motions to be placed on the Motion Docket shall be filed in the county of the proceeding and shall be filed in the Office of the Circuit Court Clerk in that county by the close of business no later than seven (7) days prior to the scheduled Motion Hour. Motion Hour in Lawrence County is scheduled on the first and third Monday of each month, and any Motions shall be filed by 4:00 pm on the preceding Monday. Motion Hour in Johnson County is scheduled on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month, and any Motions shall be filed by 4:00 pm on the preceding Tuesday. Motion Hour in Martin County is scheduled on the first and third Wednesday of each month, and any Motions shall be filed by 4:00 pm on the preceding Wednesday. If the filing deadline falls on a Holiday or a day when the Circuit Court Clerk's Office in that respective county is closed, then all Motions must be filed by the close of the next business day.