Ky. Admin. Office of the Courts, Circuit/District Court Clerks' Manual, ch. 43 (Forcible Entry and Detainer)

Citation: Ky. Admin. Office of the Courts, Circuit/District Court Clerks' Manual, ch. 43 (Forcible Entry and Detainer)
Jurisdiction: Kentucky (state)
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Original Source: https://www.kycourts.gov/Courts/County-Information/Documents/ClerksManual.pdf ↗

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 ADOPTIONS

1.4 Guardian Ad Litem
1. Upon receipt of a Petition for Adoption, collect filing fees as set forth in
the Accounting Manual and give a receipt. Do not stamp Filed or process
File, date, initial
the petition until the filing fees are paid.
Document type AFF
2. Consult your roster of attorneys and make an appointment unless your
judge wishes to make these appointments.
3. Prepare AOC Form 115, Appointment of Guardian Ad Litem. Apply the
FILED stamp; add the date and your initials. File on a document screen AOC Form 115
using document type AGAL. File, date, initial
Document type AGAL
4. Attach a copy of the appointment to the summons and complaint to be
served on the defendant through the guardian ad litem. Send a copy of
the appointment to the attorney for the plaintiff and all other parties.
NOTE: If a guardian ad litem is not appointed when the petition is filed, then
the court, not the clerk, appoints a guardian ad litem to defend the action.
You may make this appointment only when the judge is not present in the
county. CR 17.03(2).
5. Complete a party screen for the guardian ad litem. Complete a party
screen

1.5 Appointment of Counsel
A living, biological parent has the right to counsel in an adoption proceeding if he
or she does not consent to the adoption. KRS 199.502. If you receive AOC DNA- Quick Reference
11, Financial Statement, Affidavit of Indigence, Request for Counsel and Order: File, date, initial