As amended through June 8, 2024
Rule FCRPP 30 - Venue and Petition(1)Venue. When filed in the same county in which a KRS Chapter 620 proceeding has been held, a proceeding under KRS Chapter 625 shall be assigned to the same family court division that heard the KRS Chapter 620 action. Otherwise, venue shall proceed according to KRS 625.050(4). (2)Petition. (a) A separate petition shall be filed for each child and individual case numbers shall be assigned by the clerk of the court in proceedings filed pursuant to KRS Chapters 199 and 625, and in the case of siblings, shall be heard by the same judge. (b) Every petition in an adoption or termination of parental rights action shall include the case number of any underlying juvenile case, specifically dependency, neglect or abuse or termination of parental rights cases, and shall include the name of any guardian ad litem (or by statute, counsel for the child) previously appointed. Ky. Fam. Ct. R. P. & Prac. FCRPP 30
Amended by order 2017-14, eff. 1/1/2018; amended by order 2020-01 eff. 2/1/2020.