Rule 2 Court Scheduling/Motion Hour/Procedures for Filing
Baldwin's Kentucky Revised Statutes Annotated12th Judicial Circuit - Henry, Oldham and Trimble Family Court
KY HOTF Rule 2
Rule 2 Court Scheduling/Motion Hour/Procedures for Filing
201 The 12th Judicial Family Court Schedule.
Hours of operation of the Courts and Court Clerks are as follows:
Oldham County 8:00 A.M.- 4:00 P.M. Monday--Friday
Henry County 8:00 A.M.--4:00 P.M. Monday--Friday
Trimble County 8:00 A.M.--4:30 P.M. Monday--Friday
1st Saturday of each month 8:00 A.M.--12:00 P.M.
Phone Numbers for the Court Clerks are as follows:
Oldham Family Court | (Adoption & Divorce) (502) 222-9837 | |
(Juvenile, Paternity, & Domestic Violence) (502) 225-0791 | ||
Henry Family Court | (Adoption & Divorce) (502) 845-2868 | |
(Juvenile, Paternity, & Domestic Violence) (502) 845-7551 | ||
Trimble Family Court | (502) 255-3213 |
Emergency Dependency, Neglect and Abuse or Status motions may be made on any day of the week, with appropriate notice, on each division's Emergency Dependency, Neglect and Abuse or Status dockets. Non-emergency Dependency and Status motions shall be noticed for the appropriate and regularly scheduled dockets.
202 Motion Hour
The Court publishes a calendar of motion hour dates, juvenile hearings and domestic violence dockets on a monthly basis, at least three months in advance. Copies of the monthly Family Court calendars are posted at the court house, and may be obtained from the Family Court Staff. As a general rule, subject to change due to scheduling needs or unforeseen reasons such as inclement weather, Court motion hours are as follows:
Trimble County | 2nd and 4th Mondays @ 1:00 p.m. | |
Henry County | 1st and 3rd Tuesdays @ 1:00 p.m. | |
Child support only | 2nd Tuesday @ 1:00 p.m. | |
Oldham County | 1st, 3rd, and 4th Fridays @ 9:00 a.m. |
203 Deadline for Serving and Filing Motions.
All Motions in circuit actions are to be heard on a scheduled Motion Hour for each county and shall be “served” with Notice to the Other Parties and or Counsel 7 days prior to each county's scheduled Motion Hour, except for good cause shown. Time calculation: Unless otherwise specified, all days are calendar days.
Motion shall be “filed” with the Clerk's office by 4:00 P.M. per the following schedule:
For motion hour on a Monday, file by preceding Monday.
For motion hour on a Tuesday, file by preceding Tuesday.
For motion hour on a Thursday, file by preceding Thursday.
For motion hour on a Friday, file by preceding Friday.
Motions filed with the Clerk after 4:00 P.M. per the above schedule, shall be automatically passed to the next scheduled Motion Hour for that county.
In the event the Courthouse is closed on the above days, the motion shall be filed by 12:00 noon on the next business day.
204 Pro Se Motions
Pursuant to FCRPP 1(3), self represented litigants shall be held to knowledge of these rules the same as parties represented by counsel. “Pro se motion” procedure forms are available in the Circuit Clerks' offices. The Circuit Clerk or Deputy Clerks are prohibited by rule from giving legal advice.
205 Faxed Pleadings
The Clerk is instructed not to accept faxed pleadings, unless prior approval by the Family Court Judge.
Credits
HISTORY: Amended effective May 5, 2012. Prior amendments effective November 19, 2008.
Henry, Oldham and Trimble Family Court Rule 2, KY R HENRY FAM CT Rule 2
Current with amendments received through November 15, 2023. Some rules may be more current, see credits for details.
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