Benton/Franklin Superior Court

		
		
                          BENTON/FRANKLIN SUPERIOR COURT
                                LOCAL COURT RULES

                                 TABLE OF RULES

LOCAL ADMINSTRATIVE RULES (LAR)

LAR 4        More Than One Judge in Superior Court District
LAR 5        Distribution of Court Records by Clerks [Reserved]

LOCAL GENERAL RULES (LGR)

LGR 2        Administrative Presiding Judge and Assistant Administrative Presiding Judge
LGR 3        Files and "Paperless Court"
LGR 16       Courtroom Photography and Recording
LGR 17       Facsimile Transmission
LGR 35       Authorized Transcriptionist


LOCAL CIVIL RULES (LCR)

LCR 4        Civil Case Schedule
LCR 4.1      Cancellation or Confirmation of Status Conference
LCR 5        Briefs, Proposed Orders, and Electronic Service
LCR 7        Pleadings Allowed; Form of Motions
LCR 16       Pre-Trial Procedure
LCR 40       Assignment of Cases
LCR 42       Consolidation; Separate Trials
LCR 47       Jurors
LCR 48       Juries of Less Than Twelve
LCR 51       Instructions to Jury and Deliberation
LCR 52       Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law
LCR 53.2     Court Commissioners
LCR 56       Summary Judgment
LCR 58       Entry of Judgment	
LCR 59       New Trial, Reconsideration, and Amendments of Judgments	
LCR 64       Seizure of Person or Property
LCR 65       Injunctions	
LCR 77       Superior Courts and Judicial Officers	
LCR 79       Books and Records Kept by the Clerk	
LCR 81       Applicability in General	


LOCAL DOMESTIC RELATION RULES

94.04W       Domestic Relations	
94.05W       Mandatory Parenting Seminars
94.06W       Mandatory Mediation of Child Placement and Visitation Issues	
94.07W       Domestic Relations Motions
95.00W       Domestic Relations Waiver of Age to Marry	
96.00W       Change of Name of Stepchild


LOCAL SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS RULES (LSPR)

LSPR 98.18   Court-Created Trusts
LSPR 98.20   Estates-Guardianships	


LOCAL GUARDIAN AD LITEM RULES (LGAL)

LGALR 1       Scope
LGALR 2       Registry Administration
LGALR 5       Appointment of Guardian Ad Litem
LGALR 7       Grievance Procedure


LOCAL MANDATORY ARBITRATION RULES (LMAR)

LMAR 1.1     Application of Rules	
LMAR 1.2     Matters Subject to Arbitration	
LMAR 2.1     Transfer to Arbitration	
LMAR 2.3     Assignment to Arbitrator	
LMAR 3.1     Qualifications of Arbitrators	
LMAR 3.2     Authority of Arbitrators	
LMAR 4.2     Discovery	
LMAR 4.4     Notice of Settlement	
LMAR 5.1     Notice of Hearing	
LMAR 5.2     Pre-Hearing Statement of Proof - Document Filed with Court
LMAR 6.1     Form and Content of Award	
LMAR 6.2     Filing of Award	
LMAR 7.1     Request for Trial De Novo - Calendar - Jury Demand	
LMAR 8.3     Effective Date	
LMAR 8.4     Title and Citation	
LMAR 8.6     Compensation of Arbitrator	
LMAR 8.7     Administration	


LOCAL CRIMINAL RULES (LCrR)

LCrR 2.3     Review of Sealed Affidavits and Search Warrants
LCrR 3.1     Right to and Assignment of Counsel
LCrR 3.2     Release of Accused	
LCrR 3.4     Court Appearance of Defendants	
LCrR 4.2     Pleas and Continuances	
LCrR 4.5     Omnibus Hearings
LCrR 4.9     Pre-Trial Hearings
LCrR 4.11    Trial Confirmation	
LCrR 7.1     Procedure Before Sentencing	
LCrR 7.2     Sentencing
LCrR 8.2     Expedited Consideration of Motions


LOCAL JUVENILE COURT RULES (LjuCr)

LjuCr 1.1    Scope of Rules, Purpose of Rules, Effective Date, Amendments
LjuCr 1.6    Juvenile Court Administrator Duties and Authority
LjuCr 1.7    Court Forms
LjuCr 1.8    Publication
LjuCr 1.9    Continuances
LjuCr 1.10   Issuance and Service
LjuCr 1.12   Briefs and Other Documents
LjuCr 2.3    Shelter Care Hearings
LjuCr 2.4    Case Schedule
LjuCr 3.2    Dependency Petitions
LjuCr 3.3    Case Conference
LjuCr 3.4    Telephone Status Conference
LjuCr 3.5    Uncontested Fact-Finding Date
LjuCr 3.6    Contested Fact Finding Hearings
LjuCr 3.7    Disposition Hearing
LjuCr 3.8    Dependency Review Hearing
LjuCr 3.9    Guardianship in Juvenile Court
LjuCr 3.10   Final Parenting Plans
LjuCr 4.1    Invoking Jurisdiction of Juvenile Court
LjuCr 4.2    Pleadings
LjuCr 4.3    Notice of Termination Hearing
LjuCr 4.4    Discovery in Proceedings to Terminate Parent-Child Relationship
LjuCr 4.5    Scheduling the Termination Hearing of Parental Rights Hearing/Pre-trial Hearing
LjuCr 6.6    Termination/Modification of Diversion Agreements
LjuCr 7.3    Detention and Release
LjuCr 7.6    Arraignment and Pleas
LjuCr 7.7    Pleas of Guilty
LjuCr 7.12   Dispositional hearing - Offender Proceedings
LjuCr 7.15   Motions - Juvenile Offense Proceedings
LjuCr 7.16   Bail
LjuCr 7.17   Bench Warrants
LjuCr 7.18   Violations of Community Supervision
LjuCr 8.3    Declining Juvenile Court Jurisdiction Over an Alleged Juvenile Offender
LjuCr 9.2    Right to Counsel
LjuCr 9.4    Appointment of Non-lawyer Guardian Ad Litem
LjuCr 10.2   Recording Juvenile Court Proceedings
LjuCr 10.3   Inspection/Release of Information
LjuCr 10.10  Notice and Advisement Juvenile Offender Records