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Court Rules
Court-wide rules apply

Judge Jonathan P. Starn

Judge • Hancock County Court of Common Pleas, General & Domestic Relations Divisions

Limits & Logistics

Court-wide

Courtesy Copies

Brief

Continuance Request, Brief, Reply, Response, Memorandum

  • Immediately Following Filing

Motion, Memorandum, Reply, Response

Pretrial Memorandum

  • No Later Than 7 Days Before Trial

Adjournments

Court-wide

Request must include

Adversary PositionReason for Request

Court-wide rules

Applies court-wide

Hancock County Court of Common Pleas, General & Domestic Relations Divisions publishes its filing requirements at the court level rather than per judge, so these 450 rules are what govern this courtroom.

Filing Requirements

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  • Applies to
    Judgment entry

    These orders must be incorporated into every judgment entry establishing or modifying a child support obligation.

  • Applies to
    Electronic document

    A judge or judicial officer may sign an electronic document using a digitized signature image.

  • Applies to
    Electronically filed document

    A digitized or conformed signature on an electronically filed document counts as a signature for applicable signature requirements.

Filing Timing

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  • The Court will dismiss a CQE petition for want of prosecution if the petitioner does not pay the court cost deposit to complete filing within 30 days.

  • After ODRC determines the electronic petition is complete, the petitioner must appear at the Clerk’s office within 30 days to complete filing and pay a $100 deposit for Hancock County convictions or $150 for convictions in multiple jurisdictions.

  • A CQE petition is deemed filed on the day the petitioner personally appears at the Clerk’s office and pays the filing fee.

E-Filing

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  • Applies to
    CQE petition

    Eligible CQE petitioners must establish an ODRC electronic account and follow the applicable administrative and court rules.

  • Applies to
    CQE petition

    CQE petitions should be completed electronically on the prescribed form, but paper filing is accepted and petitioners are encouraged to use the ODRC website.

  • Documents submitted in camera solely to obtain a discoverability ruling must be filed with the clerk in paper form.

Service

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  • Service
    Electronic service

    The Clerk must notify the Petitioner and ODRC of the decision through the Court’s electronic record, and certificate materials are distributed electronically or through the ODRC website.

  • Each party must notify the child support enforcement agency in writing of the specified contact and license information and any changes until further notice from the issuing court or agency.

  • If moving counsel has had contact with counsel for the defaulting party, moving counsel must give that counsel written notice of the intention to seek default judgment.

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