A.) Upon the filing of an action for divorce, dissolution, legal separation, or upon the filing of motions relative to the issues of child or spousal support and/or the modification of parental rights and any other action relative to the issue of parenting, the following supporting documents must be filed by the party filing the complaint, petition or motion:

1. In an action for divorce, dissolution or legal separation, a financial affidavit on a form prescribed by the Court. In an action for post decree modification of issues of support, pages three and four may be omitted from the affidavit.
2. A parenting proceeding affidavit on a form prescribed by the Court
3. An entry in accordance with rule 9.1
4. A IV-D application, if one has not previously been filed with the court.

B.) Financial affidavits shall be filed by each party with any required pleading or if a pleading is not required, prior to any hearing where the hearing will determine issues of child or spousal support and/or parenting.

C.) The Clerk of this Court shall reject for filing a complaint for divorce or legal separation, a petition for dissolution, or a post-decree motion for modification of child support or spousal support, or parental rights unless accompanied by the financial affidavits, and where applicable, parenting proceeding affidavits. The Clerk shall not hold any such documents in his office pending receipt of non-attached documents. All such documents shall be returned to the filer to be presented at one time.

D.) All financial affidavits and parenting proceeding affidavits shall be typed. NO HAND WRITTEN AFFIDAVITS SHALL BE ACCEPTED BY THE CLERK OF THIS COURT FOR FILING.

E.) All forms needed to comply with this rule and all other Court prescribed domestic relations forms will be available on the Court web site at www.ccclerk.org.