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Rule 6 Dependency neglect and abuse

Baldwin's Kentucky Revised Statutes Annotated42nd Judicial Circuit - Calloway and Marshall Family Court

Baldwin's Kentucky Revised Statutes Annotated
42nd Judicial Circuit - Calloway and Marshall Family Court
KY RCMF Rule 6
Rule 6 Dependency neglect and abuse
601 Notice of Hearing
In order to comply with Adoption and Safe Families Act (ASFA) of 1997, the Guardian Ad Litem in all dependency, neglect and abuse cases shall notify the juvenile's current foster family or custodian if other than the Cabinet for Families and Children, of all hearings coming before Family Court.
602 Release of Confidential Records
The Clerk of the court is authorized to release confidential juvenile records of Dependency, Neglect or Abuse proceedings to the attorney (whether it be an appointed public defender, private attorney, or court-appointed attorney) for the juvenile or the juvenile's parent in a corresponding criminal or civil legal action. “Corresponding legal action” shall include but is not limited to: divorce actions, termination of parental rights actions, juvenile status offense actions, or criminal actions involving the same or similar transactions and occurrence alleged in the dependency, neglect or abuse action.
603 Protocol for Filing Dependency, Neglect and Abuse Petitions
During normal working hours (8:00 a.m.--4:30 p.m.), Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, persons filing a Petition for Dependency, Neglect or Abuse shall file said Petition with the Clerk of the Court no later thirty minutes prior to the closing hours. At all other times, persons who wish to file a Petition for Dependency, Neglect and Abuse shall contact local law enforcement or the Cabinet for Health and Family Services. If the circumstances warrant, local law enforcement or the Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall contact the Family Court Judge or, if unavailable, the District Judge in accordance with FCRPP 19 to determine whether an emergency custody order should be entered. All Petitions for Dependency, Neglect and Abuse received after normal business hours shall be filed with the Clerk of the court by noon on the next business day in compliance with FCRPP 20.

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HISTORY: Adopted effective October 3, 2014.
Calloway and Marshall Family Court Rule 6, KY R CALLOWAY FAM CT Rule 6
Current with amendments received through November 15, 2023. Some rules may be more current, see credits for details.
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