Upon receipt of the Floyd, Knott, or Magoffin 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 Floyd, Knott, or Magoffin 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.