Appendix B Protocol for family court cases
Baldwin's Kentucky Revised Statutes Annotated3rd Judicial Circuit - Christian Family Court
KY RCCF App. B
Appendix B Protocol for family court cases
THIRD JUDICAL1 CIRCUIT
PROTOCOL FOR FAMILY COURT CASES
INTRODUCTION
This Protocol is established to assist the courts of the county in meeting the needs of families and children in a responsive and efficient manner.
REFERRAL OF CASES
Pursuant to KRS 23A.100, et. seq., Family Court is a division of Circuit Court with general jurisdiction pursuant to Section 112(6) of the Constitution of Kentucky and shall be the primary forum for cases involving dissolution of marriage, child custody, visitation, maintenance, support, equitable distribution of property in dissolution cases, adoption, and termination of parental rights. In addition, the Family Court has jurisdiction in cases of domestic violence, paternity, UIFSA, dependency, neglect, or abuse, and status offenses, including truancy, beyond control children, and runaways, except that nothing in KRS 23A.100 shall be construed to limit the concurrent jurisdiction of District Court.
Due to current case loads, actions involving juvenile status offenders shall be assigned to the District Court and referred for hearing to the appropriate District Judge.
All actions involving child support enforcement, including those pending prior to the Christian Family Court's creation on December 1, 1999, including UIFSA cases shall be referred for hearing to the Christian Family Court.
All actions involving paternity and paternity/child support, including those pending prior to the Christian Family Court's creation on December 1, 1999, shall be referred for hearing to the Christian Family Court.
All cases to be heard by the Family Court shall be scheduled through the Family Court Staff, as designated by the Judge.
All cases to be heard by the District Court shall be scheduled through the Clerk or the Judge's Office, as designated by the District Judge.
Credits
HISTORY: Adopted effective April 21, 2012.
Footnotes
So in original.
Christian Family Court App. B, KY R CHRISTIAN FAM CT App. B
Current with amendments received through November 15, 2023. Some rules may be more current, see credits for details.
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