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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TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS

93TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS
KRS 625.020 - .120; 625.0405
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93.1 Confidentiality
 Termination cases are confidential. You may not disclose the names of
the parties or furnish any copy of the records except on court order.
KRS 625.045(2), 625.108(2).
EXCEPTION: Pending case files and records are not open for inspection
by anyone except:
• The parties;
• Their attorneys; and
• The Cabinet for Health and Family Services
• Foster parent of a child who is currently placed with the foster
parent (unless the judge determines the involvement is
inappropriate.)
Note: Name and address of Foster Parents that have chosen to intervene
anonymously should be entered as a party utilizing initials only and any
requested copies shall be redacted.

93.2 Filing Fees
1. Upon receipt of a petition for a Voluntary Termination of Parental Rights Quick Reference
or Involuntary Termination of Parental Rights collect filing fees as set Collect filing fees
forth in the Accounting Manual and give a receipt. Do not apply the
FILED stamp or process the petition until the filing fees are paid. There
is a filing fee for each petition filed (for instance siblings are listed on
separate petitions.)
EXCEPTIONS:
• In Forma Pauperis Granted. See Section 57.
• Petitioner is the Commonwealth. KRS 453.010.
NOTE: City and county governments are not exempt from paying filing
fees unless the action is filed in the name of the Commonwealth. If the
Cabinet for Health and Family Services files the action, the filing fee is
not applicable. KRS 625.050(1).
NOTE: The statute requires a termination of parental rights petition be
styled “In the Interest of , a minor child.”

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