Judge Ewanic's Standing Order - Probate (Decedent's Estates/Guardianships)- River Valley Courtroom 2- updated 3/13/24

1. Zoom will remain in effect until further Order:

Any attorney or litigant may attend via Zoom unless directed by the Court to attend in person.
Evidentiary Hearings and Citation Returns shall be in person.
Individuals who habitually have difficulty appearing remotely, e.g., connectivity issue, inability to mute/unmute, or technical difficulties, will be required to appear in person.
Adoptions are not heard via Zoom – parties are to appear in person on Mondays at 1:30 p.m. on their scheduled court date.

2. Odyssey and Proposed orders

All orders should be sent to my queue.
Do NOT file Proposed Orders in Odyssey prior to the scheduled court date; it just gums up the system.
Orders should be correctly dated, prior to submission.
Do NOT email me proposed orders.

3. Courtesy Copies

4. The Call will start at 9:00 a.m.

5. All Motions shall be set for presentment at 9:00 a.m.

6. Opening and Closing an Estate

Have your Affidavit of Heirship on file prior to Court, as well as any receipts, vouchers, etc.

7. In Court Orders

If you are appearing in Court, I would prefer Orders to be filled out and presented contemporaneously. It lessens the work my Clerk is required to do once Court is over.
All Orders setting hearings for "all pending matters" will be rejected. Be specific if you want me to prepare.

8. Emails