Kentucky Pleading Paper Template

Kentucky Civil Rule 7.02 requires every pleading to carry a caption with the name of the court, the style of the action, the file number, and a designation. Margins, font, and spacing are set by each local court's rules, not a statewide rule.

Introduction

In Kentucky, court documents are not numbered-line pleading paper but plain paper with a caption set by the state's rules of court, as explained below. Kentucky has no single statewide rule that sets a margin, font, or line count for court documents. The controlling provision, Kentucky Civil Rule 7.02, governs the caption: every pleading must set forth the name of the court, the style of the action, the file number, and a designation of the pleading. Beyond the caption, the form of a document, including margins, typeface, and spacing, is set by each local court's rules and by the Kentucky Court of Justice eFiling requirements, which provide that electronically filed documents must meet the same format requirements as paper documents conventionally filed under the Kentucky Rules of Procedure. Because Kentucky does not publish a statewide numbered-line or pleading-paper standard, the safest course is to confirm margin and font expectations against the rules of the specific circuit or district court where you are filing. A caption that omits the court name, action style, or file number can lead to a rejected or misdocketed filing. This page covers the CR 7.02 caption requirement, the role of local-court rules and eFiling, and a caption skeleton you can adapt. DocDraft drafts your document on properly formatted Kentucky court format from your facts, with attorney review available before you file.

Key Things to Know

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Kentucky Civil Rule 7.02 requires every pleading to contain a caption with the name of the court, the style of the action, the file number, and a designation of the pleading.
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Kentucky has no statewide civil rule that quantifies margins, font size, or line spacing for court documents.
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Margins, font, and spacing are set by each local court's rules, so confirm the requirements of the specific circuit or district court where you are filing.
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Under the Kentucky Court of Justice eFiling rules, electronically filed documents must meet the same format requirements as paper documents filed conventionally.
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Kentucky does not use consecutive left-margin line numbers or a statewide pleading-paper template.

Key decisions before you file

Before you file a Pleading Paper in Kentucky, a few decisions shape the document: which option to choose and what each one means. The Pleading Paper guide walks through them.

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[NAME OF COURT, e.g. [COUNTY] CIRCUIT COURT or [COUNTY] DISTRICT COURT], COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY

[PLAINTIFF NAME], Plaintiff,

v. File No. [FILE NUMBER]

[DEFENDANT NAME], Defendant.

[DESIGNATION OF PLEADING, e.g. COMPLAINT / ANSWER]

[Body formatted per the rules of the local circuit or district court where this document is filed. Kentucky has no statewide margin, font, or spacing standard; Ky. R. Civ. P. 7.02 governs the caption above. Electronically filed documents must meet the same format requirements as paper documents under the Kentucky Court of Justice eFiling rules.]

Respectfully submitted,

[FILER / ATTORNEY NAME] [ADDRESS] [TELEPHONE] [E-MAIL]

Kentucky Requirements for Pleading Paper

Caption contents

Include a caption with the name of the court, the style of the action, the file number, and a designation of the pleading, as required by Ky. R. Civ. P. 7.02.

Court name

Name the specific Kentucky circuit or district court where the document is filed at the top of the caption, per Ky. R. Civ. P. 7.02.

Margins, font, and spacing

Kentucky has no statewide rule quantifying margins, font, or spacing; these are set by the local circuit or district court's rules, so confirm them with that court.

Electronic filing format

When filing through the Kentucky Court of Justice eFiling system, the electronic document must meet the same format requirements as a paper document filed conventionally under the Kentucky Rules of Procedure.

Frequently Asked Questions

Under Kentucky Civil Rule 7.02, every pleading must contain a caption setting forth the name of the court, the style of the action, the file number, and a designation of the pleading, such as Complaint or Answer.

Kentucky has no statewide rule quantifying margins or font for court documents. Those requirements are set by each local circuit or district court's rules, so confirm them with the specific court where you are filing.

No. Kentucky does not require consecutive numbered lines down the left margin and has no statewide pleading-paper standard. The Kentucky Rules govern the caption, while format details come from local-court rules.