Rule 8.01 Applicability

Here's a plain English summary of this rule:

This rule explains which types of cases fall under this set of court procedures. It covers divorce cases, requests for separate maintenance, paternity cases, adoptions that someone is contesting, and disputes over child custody or child support.

The rule also covers cases where someone wants to change an earlier court order, cases involving a minor's business or property, and cases where someone is asking the court to enforce an order or hold someone in contempt for not following it. Basically, if your case involves any family or domestic issue, these procedures apply to you.

The last part of the rule makes clear that this list is not meant to leave anything out. Any other type of domestic or family matter, even if it is not specifically named here, still falls under these same rules.