(1) Immediately upon the filing of any petition for involuntary termination of parental rights, the petitioner shall obtain a pretrial date. In the event the parents are not served prior to the pretrial date, the pretrial date shall be used as a case status review to expedite the proceeding. (2) A continuance of any final hearing date shall not be granted except upon good cause shown. The annual permanency review hearings shall continue to be held in any dependency, neglect and abuse action as required by FCRPP 23 until permanency is achieved.
Ky. Fam. Ct. R. P. & Prac. FCRPP 34
Amended by Order 2014-21, eff. 1-1-15; prior amendment 2012-10, eff. 1-1-13; adopted eff. 1-1-11.
