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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93.4.1 Voluntary Petition
A separate petition shall be filed for each child and individual case numbers shall
be assigned. In the case of siblings, cases shall be assigned to the same judge.
FCRPP 32(2)(a).
1. Apply the FILED stamp to the petition; add the date and your initials. File, date, initial
File the petition on a document screen using document type COM. Document type
2. Refer to Case Add section of KyCourts Manual for instructions on COM
opening the case.
3. In the confidential CO division, generate the next case number for
adoption/termination AD or use the next pre-numbered file folder. Confidential CO
NOTE: If an existing or previous DNA proceeding has been filed in your Division
county regarding the child named in the petition, assign the case to the Case number AD
same family court division that heard the DNA action. The petition 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 previously
appointed. FCRPP 32(2)(b).

93.4.2 Summons Issuance
1. The summons and the petition shall be served together. The party
requesting the summons shall furnish sufficient copies of their pleadings
for this purpose. CR 4.04(1), 14.01. See Civil Summons.
2. The initiating party will instruct whether service of the summons is by
certified mail or personally delivered by the sheriff or other authorized
person. CR 4.01(1). See Service of Process and Return of Service.