Family Court provides Judges to hear family issues relating to divorce, child custody, adoption, termination of parental rights, domestic violence, child abuse and neglect. Devoted exclusively to cases involving families and children, these cases do not compete with criminal/civil cases for court time.
Division 4
Monday
9:00 am - Adoptions
9:15 am-11:00 am - DVO/IPO Hearings
11:00 am - Domestic Cases
Tuesday
All Day - Domestic Cases
Wednesday
1st Wednesday of the Month
9:00 am - Adoptions
9:15 am-11:00 am - DVO/IPO Hearings
11:00 am-4:00 pm - Child Support Hearings
3rd Wednesday of the Month
9:00 am - Adoptions
9:15 am-11:00am - DVO/IPO Hearings
11:00 am-4:00 pm - Domestic Hearings
2nd and 4th Wednesday of the Month
Gallatin County Cases
5th Wednesday (if applicable)
NO Child Support
Domestic Cases ALL DAY
Thursday
9:00 am - Juvenile cases all day-Dependency, Neglect, and Abuse
Friday
9:00 am-3:00 pm - Domestic Hearings
Division 2
Monday
9:00 am-9:15 am - Adoptions
9:15 am-10:30 am - EPO
10:30 am-12:00 pm - CMC/Uncontested/Final/Default Hearings
1:00 pm-4:00 pm - Motion Docket-Domestic Cases (30 min or less)
Tuesday
Alternating Weeks
8:45 am-10:45 am - Arraignments/ECO
10:45 am-4:00 pm - Trials/Motions for Permanent Custody/Motions
8:45 am-10:45 am - Arraignments/ECO
10:45 am-12:00 pm - Pretrials/Dispositions/Reviews
1:00 pm-4:00 pm - Trials/Motions for Permanent Custody/Motions
Wednesday
9:00 am-9:15 am - Adoptions
9:15 am-10:30 am - EPO
10:30 am-12:00 pm - CMC/Uncontested/Final/Default Hearings
1:00 pm-4:00 pm - Domestic Hearings
Every 4th Wednesday-Child Support Hearings start at 1:00 pm
Thursday
1st and 3rd Thursdays - Gallatin County Cases
2nd and 4th Thursdays
9:00 am-4:00 pm - Hearings
Friday
9:00 am-12:00 pm - Domestic Case Hearings
Closed Hearings
The fee to open an adoption case is $221.00 + service fees for other parties. No paperwork for this type of filing is available through the Clerk's Office.
To request information or documents in an existing case you must submit form AOC-290 to petition the court to inspect adoption records. You must present a valid ID in person at the Boone County Justice Center.
Closed Hearings
Paperwork to start these cases can be found and filed with the Boone County Clerk's office located in the Boone County Justice Center.
To request information or documents in an existing case you must be listed as a party in the case and present a valid ID in person at the Boone County Justice Center.
We ask that you arrive prior to 3PM to give time for forms to be filed out and for Judges to sign the order.
Closed Hearings
Paperwork to start these cases can be found and filed at the Boone County Clerk's office located in the Boone County Justice Center.
To request information or documents in an existing case you must be listed as a party in the case and present a valid ID in person at the Boone County Justice Center.
We ask that you arrive prior to 3PM to give time for forms to be filed out and give the Judges time to sign the order.
If you cannot reach before our 4PM close time, or an emergency arises over a weekend/holidays an emergency custody case can be submitted by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services.
Closed Hearings
Paperwork to start, amend, or to drop these cases can be found and filled out in the Boone County Clerk's office located in the Boone County Justice Center.
We ask that you arrive prior to 3PM to give time for forms to be filed out and give the Judges time to sign the order.
If you cannot reach the courthouse before our 4PM close time, or an emergency arises over weekend/holidays an EPO can be submitted by Police Road Units.
Child Support cases are heard by Family Court Judges on the 1st and 4th Wednesday of every month.
The clerk's office does not have the paperwork to start this type of case, please contact Boone County Child Support for more information.
To contact the Boone County Child Support Office, please call (859) 586-9100 or visit their website.
Paternity cases are heard by Family Court Judges on the 1st and 4th Wednesday of every month.
The fee to open a Paternity case is $85 + service fees for other parties.
No paperwork for this type of filing is available through the Clerk's Office, please contact a private attorney or Boone County Child Support to start this process.
To contact Boone County Child Support Office, please call (859) 586-9100 or visit their website.
To request information or documents in an existing case you must present valid ID in person at the Boone County Justice Center.
Divorce and Legal Separation cases are heard by Family Court Judges.
The fee to open a divorce or separation case is $221 + service fees for other parties.
No paperwork for this type of filing is available through the Clerk's Office.
Closed Hearings
Juvenile Delinquency cases are heard by District Judges on the 1st, 2nd, and 4th Wednesday of every month.
To request any information or documents pertaining to a Juvenile case, you must present a valid ID in person at the Boone County Justice Center.
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