(a) Counsel for Petitioner will contact the Court's administrative assistant at (270)388-5182 to inform the Court that a case in the interest of __________, a child, has been filed in the __________ Circuit Court.

(b) The administrative assistant will then generate a simple scheduling Order for a pretrial conference so that it will get on the Court's calendar and the Clerk's calendar.

(c) On the scheduled dale, if counsel for the Petitioner requests in advance, he/she may appear telephonically by making arrangements with the Court's administrative assistant.

(d) At that initial conference, if parties have been served and are represented, a bench trial date will be set to comply with the sixty day timeframe as nearly as possible.

(e) In order to allow time for service of process and entry of appearance by counsel, including Guardians Ad Litem, the initial pretrial conference would be set in the second month following the filing of the Petition. For example, if the Petition to terminate parental rights was filed during the month of March, then the pretrial conference would be scheduled during the May Motion Day in the appropriate county.

(f) The specific dates and times for the pretrial conferences would be:

Caldwell County--regular rule day, first Tuesday, at 10:30 a.m.

Livingston County--regular family rule day, first Wednesday, at 1:00 p.m.

Lyon County--regular rule day, first Monday, at 10:30 a.m.

Trigg County--regular rule day, second Wednesday, at 10:30 a.m.