Ind. Marion Cnty. Fam. Local Rule LR49-FR00-502

A. Provisional Orders. A request for provisional orders may be made a part of the petition for

dissolution of marriage, legal separation or paternity, in which case the petition shall be titled "Petition for

Dissolution of Marriage [Legal Separation] [Paternity] and for Provisional Orders".

B. Time Required. In all contested family law matters, the moving party shall advise the court of the

time required for hearing and contested issues to be considered in the text of a petition or praecipe for

hearing. Parties should petition for time necessary for hearing with the expectation that each side will be

allotted one-half of the total time allocated. The court normally allows 15 minutes for preliminary

hearings and contempt petitions.

C. Summary Presentation. By agreement of the parties, all issues and evidence relevant to a domestic

relations case may be presented in summary fashion by counsel.

D. Bench Warrant. In order to obtain a bench warrant from the court, a party must have personal

service on the adverse party and complete a bench warrant information sheet. The court may issue a bench

warrant on copy service with sworn testimony confirming actual notice to the adverse party.

E. Summons and Appearance. In all family law matters, the petitioner shall use the form of summons

and appearance form set forth in Appendix A and shall attach the Verified Financial Declaration Form.

Only the last 4 digits of a social security number should appear on the appearance form.

F. Verification. Verification language where required shall be in the form as stated in Indiana Trial Rule

11(B): I affirm, under the penalties for perjury, that the foregoing representations are true.

G. Mandatory Mediation. Parties must submit all contested final hearing issues requiring two hours or

more of court time and all non-contempt post-decree child related issues to mediation prior to presenting

the issues to the court for hearing, unless this rule is waived for good cause shown after written request by

a party. The court may in its discretion assign matters to mediation at any stage of the proceeding.

H. Negotiations. Parties and counsel shall exchange documents, negotiate pending issues prior to

scheduled hearing time and report to the Court.

(Amended effective August 17, 2017)