Get Aoc 280 2014-2024

Filing Fees (unless accompanied by a Motion for Leave to Proceed In Forma Pauperis): $198.00 + service fee(s).

Navigate to kycourts.gov, then click <Pay Fine/Fee>.

​​​​​The Administrative Office of the Courts is the operational arm of the Judicial Branch. The AOC supports court facilities and programs in all 120 counties, with its main campus in Frankfort. The AOC was established in 1976 as a result of the Judicial Article.

For parents who want to file for child custody but who cannot afford a lawyer, filing pro se is a viable alternative.... File a Petition for Custody Proof of paternity or legal parentage7. Child's birth certificate. Any existing orders related to the child.

3) Counsel for Non-Accused Parent or Custodial Party: The Court may, in its discretion, for good cause and in the interest of justice, appoint counsel for an indigent parent or indigent party exercising custody of the child who has not been accused of dependency/abuse/neglect.

You can either file conventionally at your local clerk's office or electronically file your case. To file electronically, you will be required to create a user account on KYeCourts, the Kentucky Court of Justice's online filing system.

Kentucky custody law requires judges to begin all custody hearings with a presumption that joint custody is in the child's best interest. However, the presumption is "rebuttable"—meaning that either parent can present evidence that convinces the court that joint custody is not in the child's best interest.

In Kentucky, the courts are required to determine custody based upon the best interest of the child(ren). Usually, parents will share joint custody of the children and if their schedules will allow, will share 50-50 parenting time with the children.