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Baldwin's Kentucky Revised Statutes Annotated40th Judicial Circuit - Clinton, Cumberland and Monroe Domestic Relations Rules

Baldwin's Kentucky Revised Statutes Annotated
40th Judicial Circuit - Clinton, Cumberland and Monroe Domestic Relations Rules
KY CCMDR Rule 2
DR Rule 2 Court scheduling/motion hour/procedures for filing
2.1 Except for legal holidays, and unless otherwise ordered by the Court, the Motion hours of the Domestic Relations Commissioner shall be as follows:
Clinton County:
2nd Thursday of each month
To be heard at 9:00 a.m.
Monroe County:
3rd Thursday of each month
To be heard at 9:00 a.m.
Cumberland County:
4th Thursday of each month
To be heard at 9:00 a.m.
2.2 The Circuit Clerk of each county shall keep a Motion Docket, and shall docket in order all motions assigned for hearing. The Movant shall advise the Clerk the amount of time needed to hear the motion. Should any attorney anticipate that a hearing shall exceed 30 minutes the attorney shall advise the Commissioner and the Commissioner shall confer with the parties to set a date certain for such hearings. If it appears that any motion scheduled on the regular motion days shall exceed 30 minutes in length, the Commissioner may reschedule or continue such hearing to a later date.
2.3 All motions to be heard at motion hour on the appropriate motion day shall be filed (the original motion) and served on opposing counsel by delivery no later than closing time in the Clerk's Office five (5) business days immediately preceding the Rule Day upon which the motion is to be heard. If service is by mail, an additional three (3) days' notice shall be required.
2.4 If sixty (60) days have expired since the date of entering the last order or judgment, any notice shall be served on both the opposing attorney and the client party at his or her last known address.
2.5 All motions for a party to show cause why he/she should not be held in contempt of court of violation of a domestic relations order or exceptions to the Domestic Relations Commissioner rulings shall be brought directly before the Circuit Judge for hearing during a regular motion hour.
Clinton County:
2nd Thursday of each month
Contact Circuit Clerk for time
Monroe County:
3rd Thursday of each month
Contact Circuit Clerk for time
Cumberland County:
4th Thursday of each month
Contact Circuit Clerk for time
2.6 The attorneys filing motions to be heard before the Circuit Judge shall inform the Circuit Clerk of the time required for said motions. If the motion requires more than thirty (30) minutes, the attorneys shall contact the Circuit Judge's office or the Domestic Relations Commissioner's office for a different time to hear the motion or motions.

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HISTORY: Amended effective February 12, 2015. Adopted effective August 11, 2014.
Clinton, Cumberland and Monroe Domestic Relations Rule 2, KY R CLINTON DOM REL Rule 2
Current with amendments received through November 15, 2023. Some rules may be more current, see credits for details.
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