1. Trials shall be held in Muhlenberg Circuit Court in the months of January, March, May, July, September, and November; and in McLean Circuit Court in all other months.

2. Motions shall be heard each Monday in McLean Circuit Court at 8:30 a.m., and each Monday in Muhlenberg Circuit Court at 1:30 p.m. (holidays excepted). Those requiring over 20 minutes must be scheduled by appointment. Uncontested marriage dissolutions shall be at 8:30 a.m. each Monday in McLean and 1:00 p.m. each Monday in Muhlenberg.

3. All dissolutions of marriage shall be tried to the court in open court and not until the petition shall have been filed at least 20 days. Attorneys shall not be residence witnesses. After dissolution, notice to an attorney in a post-decree motion shall be of no effect.

4. Whenever serving motions upon parties (rather than attorneys) to initiate post-decree proceedings, the motion, unless served by the sheriff, shall be mailed to the party by certified mail, return receipt requested, and the receipt filed.

5. All judgments and orders prepared by attorneys shall be filed with the clerk and unless written objection is made within six (6) days the court shall sign same.

6. In appeals from administrative bodies, the appellant's attorney shall tender a briefing order to the court which shall allow appellant to have thirty (30) days to file its brief, appellee's brief to be filed within thirty (30) days after the date on which the appellant's brief was filed, and appellant's reply brief shall be filed within fifteen (15) days after the date on which appellee's brief was filed . The appellant's attorney shall by letter notify the clerk to submit the action to the court when all briefs have been filed or the time expired.

7. Witnesses and parties shall not wear shorts.

8. In cases involving a dispute as to child visitation schedules, the “Guidelines For Visitation” attached hereto and made a part of these rules as Exhibit “A” shall be ordered by the court. Deviation from the guidelines will only be granted in cases of extraordinary circumstances.

9. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: Twenty-four (24) hour accessibility and Domestic Violence Protocol provisions are attached hereto and made a part of these rules as Exhibit “B”.