{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-403.727","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 403.727","heading":"Orders of protection involving minors -- Procedures.","body":"(1) Any petition filed under KRS 403.725 on behalf of a minor who is alleged to be a\nvictim of domestic violence and abuse, or in which a minor is named as a\nrespondent or petitioner, s hall comply with the requirements in that section and\nshall:\n(a) Proceed in accordance with the procedural safeguards under KRS 610.070;\nand\n(b) Conform to the confidentiality provisions under KRS 610.340.\n(2) (a) If the court orders an evidentiary hearing  under KRS 403.730(1)(a), a\nguardian ad litem shall be appointed for any unrepresented minor who is a\nrespondent to the action or a petitioner who is an alleged victim of domestic\nviolence and abuse.\n(b) The guardian ad litem shall be paid a fee fixed by t he court not to exceed five\nhundred dollars ($500), which shall be paid by the Finance and\nAdministration Cabinet.\n(3) A victim advocate as defined in KRS 421.570:\n(a) Shall be permitted to attend the evidentiary hearing to offer advocacy services\npursuant to KRS 421.575 to the minor petitioner or the adult who has filed the\npetition on behalf of the minor; and\n(b) Shall not be excluded from the evidentiary hearing unless the:\n1. Minor petitioner or adult who has filed the petition on behalf of the\nminor declines the services offered; or\n2. Court, upon motion and for good cause shown, determines that the\nexclusion is in the best interests of the minor petitioner.\n(4) Violation of t he terms or conditions of an order of protection issued under KRS\n403.740 after the person has been served or given notice of the order shall\nconstitute contempt of court and may constitute a criminal offense pursuant to KRS\n403.763 if the offender is an a dult or a public offense under KRS 600.020 if the\noffender is a juvenile. Once a juvenile action or contempt proceeding has been\ninitiated, the other shall not be undertaken regardless of the outcome of the original\nproceeding.\n(5) Nothing in subsection (4 ) of this section shall preclude the Commonwealth from\nproceeding, or the petitioner from pursuing charges, against the minor respondent\nfor offenses other than a violation of an order of protection. Proceedings against a\nminor respondent for offenses othe r than a violation of an order of protection shall\nproceed:\n(a) In the juvenile session of District Court; and\n(b) In accordance with the procedural and statutory provisions established for the\njuvenile session of District Court.","path":["KRS Chapter 403"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=57569","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:59:30Z","sha256":"ecbec32d64b844fd51a3246173a70c0b861ee9016259011c6ce86dcff9a40bb3","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-403.725","next":"us-ky/krs-403.730"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}