Rule FCRPP 20 – Petition

May 13, 2021 | Family Law, Kentucky

(1) A petition pursuant to KRS Chapter 620 shall contain the contents of the official AOC form, AOC-DNA-1, Dependency Neglect or Abuse Petition, which is available for use in compliance with this rule. In proceedings involving siblings, separate petitions shall be filed for each child and individual case numbers shall be assigned by the clerk of the court, but all siblings’ files shall be assigned to the same judge.
(2) When a petition is filed a copy shall be mailed or provided by the clerk to the parents or other person exercising custodial control or supervision, the state child protective service agency, the county attorney, any guardian ad litem, and any counsel of record, no later than the business day following the filing of the petition.

Ky. Fam. Ct. R. P. & Prac. FCRPP 20

Amended by Order 2014-21, eff. 1-1-15; adopted by Order 2010-09, eff. 1-1-11.