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

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Ky. Admin. Office of the Courts, Circuit/District Court Clerks' Manual, ch. 43 (Forcible Entry and Detainer)
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34.6.1 Review of Petition
1. Upon receipt of a petition for an EPO/IPO, check the index of circuit court Quick Reference
cases to ascertain if a dissolution or child custody proceeding between the
parties is pending. If a dissolution or child custody case is pending between Check Index
the parties, cross-reference the D case with the circuit CI case and place a
copy of any resulting orders entered in the circuit CI case file.
2. Submit the petition to the appropriate Trial Commissioner, District Court
Judge, Family Court Judge, or Circuit Court Judge as provided by your
Deliver to judge
Protective Order Protocol.
3. Upon receipt of a petition which has been reviewed, refer to the Court Action
box on page 3 for the judge or trial commissioner’s determination. See
additional instructions below to process a denied petition, to issue a summons
only, or to issue an emergency/temporary interpersonal protective order.
NOTE: Protective order petitions may be taken after regular office hours and
each local Protocol is required to outline the procedure for petition intake and
review. Upon receipt of a petition taken after hours, process the documents
received according to these additional instructions along with any other requirements of the
local Protocol.

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