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Rule 3 Adoptions / termination of parental rights

Baldwin's Kentucky Revised Statutes Annotated39th Judicial Circuit - Breathitt, Powell and Wolfe Family Courts

Baldwin's Kentucky Revised Statutes Annotated
39th Judicial Circuit - Breathitt, Powell and Wolfe Family Courts
KY BPWF Rule 3
Rule 3 Adoptions / termination of parental rights
Currentness
301 INSPECTION OF ADOPTION RECORDS
Applications to inspect Adoption Records may be obtained from the Circuit Court Clerk's Office and upon completion the Clerk will submit same to the Court (KRS 199.572).
302 TEMPORARY CUSTODY ORDER
Temporary Custody Orders granted pursuant to KRS 199.473(7) shall be SEALED, and not opened to inspection by persons other than the parties to such proceedings and their counsel.
303 ADOPTIONS /TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS CASES
A. Motions in Adoption proceedings, including a motion for a final hearing date, shall be served on all parties/counsel and noticed for hearing on the Family Court Domestic Motion Hour docket in the county where the adoption case is filed. Pursuant to FCRPP 33(1), no request for a final hearing date shall be made prior to the filing of the state child protective service agency (CHFS) report pursuant to KRS 199.510, and the guardian ad Litem report, if any, pursuant to KRS 199.515. Upon assignment of a hearing date, the requesting party shall serve notice of the hearing to all necessary parties/counsel in accordance with KRS 199.515.
B. Motions in Involuntary Termination of Parental Rights proceedings, including motions for pretrial conferences and final hearing dates, shall be served on all parties/counsel and noticed for hearing on the Family Court Domestic Motion Hour docket in the county where the termination proceeding is filed. Pursuant to FCRPP 34 upon assignment of a hearing date, the requesting party shall serve notice to all necessary parties/counsel. If an order terminating parental rights is entered, a review hearing pursuant to FCRPP 36 shall be scheduled.
C. Pursuant to FCRPP 32(2)(a), termination of parental rights proceedings involving two (2) or more children with the same parent(s) whose rights are subject to termination must proceed by separate petitions for each child, but may be consolidated for hearing purposes only if ordered by the court.

Credits

HISTORY: Adopted effective May 5, 2012.
Breathitt, Powell and Wolfe Family Court Rule 3, KY R BREATHITT FAM CT Rule 3
Current with amendments received through November 15, 2023. Some rules may be more current, see credits for details.
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