Wayne County Court of Common Pleas, General & Domestic Relations Divisions Filing Rules

All stipulations must be reduced to writing and submitted to the court before the final hearing begins.

The opposing party or counsel has five days to approve or reject a submitted Judgment Entry, subject to the stated exceptions for uncontested matters and dissolutions of marriage.

A copy of the psychological or custody evaluation report must be sent to the Guardian ad litem.

Withdrawal may not be granted within 30 days before a scheduled trial or hearing unless good cause is shown.

A party requesting a transcript must deposit an amount equal to the estimated transcript cost with the court reporter within 5 days.

Every attachment and exhibit incorporated into a document must be affixed to the document that incorporates it.

Facsimile filings are prohibited.

Unless the court orders otherwise, transcripts of in-camera interviews of minor children must be delivered to the court secretary for filing outside the case file and may not be read, copied, or removed from court possession.