Judge Jennifer Upchurch Edwards

Applies to

Protective order petition

A verified petition for a Domestic Violence Order (DVO) and ex parte Emergency Protective Order (EPO) shall be filed at the Circuit Clerk's Office in Russell or Wayne County during regular business hours

Applies to

Protective order petition

A person administering the oath must sign the petition and state their office position.

Applies to

Order of protection petition

The judge reviewing a protection-order petition must mark whether the resulting action is a domestic violence action or an interpersonal protective order action.

Deadline

1 hours

F. The court shall review a petition for a protective order immediately upon its filing. KRS 403.730, KRS 456.040. Petitioners shall not be sent away or left waiting for extended periods of time. Petitions should be reviewed within an hour of presentation to a judge or trial commissioner unless impossible due to no judge or trial commissioner being available.

A verified petition for a Domestic Violence Order (DVO) and ex parte Emergency Protective Order (EPO) shall be filed at the Circuit Clerk's Office in Russell or Wayne County during regular business hours

The petitioner must file a sworn disclosure statement within 15 days after filing the dissolution petition, containing the listed property, debt, claim, and income information.

During regular business hours, an authorized agency or officer must present a domestic violence order petition to the Family Circuit Judge, or, if unavailable, to the Trial Commissioner, or, if unavailable, to a District Judge.

During regular business hours, an authorized agency or officer must present an interpersonal protective order petition to the Family Circuit Judge or the District Judge assigned for that month.

Outside regular business hours, an authorized agency or officer must present a domestic violence order petition to the Family Circuit Judge, or, if unavailable, to the Trial Commissioner, or, if unavailable, to a District Judge.

Fee

50 dollar

Applies to

Postjudgment motion

All postjudgment motions in domestic relations cases filed more than six months following the entry of the final decree should be accompanied by a Fifty Dollar ($50.00) filing fee to be paid to the Clerk of the respective Circuit

Fee

$40

Applies to

Motion

Domestic Relations Division motions must include a non-refundable $40 fee payable to the commissioner who hears the motion, or to the commissioner’s docket if the motion is not heard.

Fee

$15

Applies to

Uncontested divorce

The commissioner receives a $15 fee for an uncontested divorce, payable to the Circuit Clerk upon final submission and treated as court costs in the final decree.