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Rule 3.02 Pending circuit court action

Baldwin's Kentucky Revised Statutes Annotated23rd Judicial District - Estill, Lee and Owsley District Court

Baldwin's Kentucky Revised Statutes Annotated
23rd Judicial District - Estill, Lee and Owsley District Court
Rule 3. Domestic Violence Protocol and 24 Hour Access Policy
KY ELOD Rule 3.02
Rule 3.02 Pending circuit court action
Where there is a pending divorce or custody action in Circuit Court, any domestic violence petition shall be heard by the Circuit Court. If either party files a divorce or custody proceeding after a Domestic Violence petition has been filed in District Court, any scheduled hearing in District Court shall be transferred to the first available docket of the Circuit Court sitting in the same county. The emergency protective order shall continue and the summons shall be reissued by the initiating court, pursuant to KRS 403.740(4), for a period not to exceed fourteen days if service has not been made on the adverse party by the date of transfer, or as the court determines is necessary for the protection of the petitioner.

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HISTORY: Adopted effective August 20, 2012.
Estill, Lee and Owsley District Court Rule 3.02, KY R ESTILL LEE OWSLEY DIST CT Rule 3.02
Current with amendments received through November 15, 2023. Some rules may be more current, see credits for details.
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