Supreme Court provides guidance for custody and parenting time orders during the pandemic

FRANKFORT, Ky., March 27, 2020 — The Supreme Court has entered Administrative Order 2020-14 to provide guidance to parties with custody and parenting time orders. The order clarifies that although existing court orders control, reasonable accommodations must be made to account for extenuating circumstances related to the COVID-19 emergency.

You can find ongoing court updates on the COVID-19 and the Courts webpage.

About the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court is the state court of last resort and the final interpreter of Kentucky law. Seven justices sit on the Supreme Court and all seven justices rule on appeals that come before the court. The justices are elected from seven appellate districts and serve eight-year terms. A chief justice, chosen for a four-year term by fellow justices, is the administrative head of the state’s court system and is responsible for its operation. The Supreme Court may order a ruling or opinion to be published, which means that the ruling becomes the case law governing all similar cases in the future in Kentucky.

Administrative Office of the Courts
The Administrative Office of the Courts in Frankfort is the operations arm for the state court system. The AOC supports the activities of nearly 3,400 court system employees and 406 elected justices, judges and circuit court clerks. As the fiscal agent for the state court system, the AOC executes the Judicial Branch budget.

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