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Rule 506 Permission to review and copy paternity case files

Baldwin's Kentucky Revised Statutes Annotated30th Judicial Circuit - Jefferson Family Court

Baldwin's Kentucky Revised Statutes Annotated
30th Judicial Circuit - Jefferson Family Court
Rule 5. Paternity
KY JFRP Rule 506
Rule 506 Permission to review and copy paternity case files
Upon receipt of the Jefferson Family Court Clerk's Office of an attorney's statement seeking permission to review and copy a paternity case file, OR upon the receipt by the Jefferson Family Court Clerk's Office of a party's signed and notarized release authorizing an attorney to inspect the party's paternity case file, for reasons relating to representation in that action of a party thereto, the Clerk's office shall grant the attorney access to such a file.
Pursuant to KRS 406.035, the attorney seeking permission to review and/or copy the paternity file shall sign a statement that the order of judgment is the only information which may be shared with the client and that all other information in the case cannot be disclosed to the client, including information relating to domestic violence or child abuse as well as the addresses of the parties. Regardless of the subsequent representation or non-representation of the party, any information contained in such file is confidential and subject to the attorney-client privilege.

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HISTORY: Adopted effective July 22, 2011.
Jefferson Family Court Rule 506, KY R JEFFERSON FAM CT Rule 506
Current with amendments received through November 15, 2023. Some rules may be more current, see credits for details.
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