Rule 9 Miscellaneous
Baldwin's Kentucky Revised Statutes Annotated43rd Judicial Circuit - Barren and Metcalfe Family Court
KY RBARF Rule 9
Rule 9 Miscellaneous
A. The Family Court case data sheet shall be fully completed in all cases. In addition, all pleadings must comply with the requirements of KRS Chapters 205, 403, 405, 406 and 407 by providing the personal identifying information required in those chapters. However, except as set forth in paragraph B below, where personal identifiers are required by statute or contained in other documents or exhibits filed with the court pursuant to the above-stated chapters, parties shall comply with CR 7.03(1)(b) by filing one copy from which any personal data has been redacted and filing an unredacted copy in a marked and sealed envelope. The clerk of the court shall allow the unredacted sealed copy of the pleading, document, or exhibit containing personal identifiers to be accessed only by a party to the case, an attorney of record in the case, a judge of the court or other authorized court personnel, a duly authorized employee or agent of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services involved in child support matters attendant to the case, or a person authorized to view the copy by specific orders of the court.
As used in this section, “personal identifier” means a Social Security number or tax-payer identification number, date of birth, or financial account number.
When more than one child support, custody, visitation, paternity, or marital dissolution actions involving the same individual parties are commenced or are otherwise pending simultaneously in Family Court, so as to promote judicial economy or the interest of justice, on its own motion or on motion of any party the court may consolidate two or more of such actions into a single action which shall be deemed the surviving action in which the court shall designate and align the parties according to their interests; whereupon, if any of the actions so consolidated previously was not confidential, the surviving action (except for such portions thereof as the court in its discretion may seal) shall have no confidential character.
Any party who has qualified for representation by Kentucky Legal Aid may proceed in the action in forma pauperis under the provisions of KRS 453.190 and may prosecute the subject action without payment of any cost; provided, however, that the court may review the party's qualification for in forma pauperis treatment at any time on its own motion.
With respect to any evidentiary hearing conducted at any time during an action in which the court enters a final order, except for good cause shown by any party, not earlier than ten (10) days and not later than forty-five (45) days following the latter to occur of (i) the expiration of time within which any party may file a notice of appeal from such final order (if no party has timely filed such notice of appeal) or (ii) the finality of the last available order of any appellate court with jurisdiction therein (excepting an order remanding the action to this court for further adjudication), each party, by counsel or pro se (if the party is self-represented), shall tender to the court for entry an ex parte order authorizing the clerk of this court to permit such party, by counsel or pro se, after such party's prior arrangement with the clerk and upon due execution of receipt therefore, to return to such party, by counsel or pro se, on demand (not later than thirty [30] days thereafter) all exhibits introduced into evidence by such party at each evidentiary hearing which the court has conducted in such action.
Except for adoption actions and status offense actions, and except as otherwise required or authorized by Law and the Family Court judge, minors (being persons under eighteen [18] years of age) shall not be admitted to the court room during a hearing therein, and persons attending a hearing who are persons exercising custodial control or supervision over minors shall not bring with them to the court house minors whom this rule excludes from the court room. If a child in an action involving KRS Chapter 620 or 625 wishes to assert his or her right to appear pursuant to KRS 610.060(3) or KRS 610.070, the Guardian ad litem shall seek the permission of the Court prior to the appearance of the child.
B. In addition to subjection to penalty for contempt of court, in the discretion of the court persons violating this rule may be compelled to visit the public restroom in the court house to reverse or otherwise to rearrange their articles of clothing so that such articles no longer display visible violations of this rule.
Under penalty of contempt of court no person shall maintain inside the court room any cellular telephone (or other electronic device) in any manner which may interfere with or disrupt the orderly transaction of the business of the court or the normal operation of the court's recording equipment.
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HISTORY: Adopted effective April 21, 2012.
Barren and Metcalfe Family Court Rule 9, KY R BARREN FAM CT Rule 9
Current with amendments received through November 15, 2023. Some rules may be more current, see credits for details.
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