Rule 2.23. Settlements and Agreements

Category: Rules of The Circuit Court -- Family Division Section: SECTION 1 -- GENERAL PROVISIONS

A.  All stipulations and agreements shall be typed and signed by the parties and, if represented by counsel, by attorneys for the parties.  The Court may accept handwritten agreements, but may require the parties to file a typewritten substitute (conformed copy) with the court within ten (10) days.  A typewritten substitute does not need to contain signatures.

B.  Whenever the Clerk receives a Mediation Report indicating that a case has settled, or written notice from a party or an attorney that a case has settled, the parties shall have thirty (30) days in which to file all required settlement documents.  If the documents are not filed within this timeframe, the Court shall take such action as justice may require, including dismissal of the case where appropriate.

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