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10 Apr '20
Due to so much uncertainty with the COVID-19 virus, people with family law issues are, understandably, under a lot of stress and have many questions. We can help. Some have worried, with the courthouses being closed, what would happen to a person who needs an Emergency Protective Order? Victims might fear they will have nowhere […]
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Effective June, 2017, the Kentucky legislature passed two new laws that help survivors of domestic violence, which, together, afford more protections for tenants with lease or rental agreements. One statute (KRS 383.300) sets out landlord-tenant type protections for a person who has obtained a valid emergency protective order, domestic violence order, interpersonal protective order, or […]
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For years, those who have lost loved ones to domestic violence by an ex-boyfriend or ex-girlfriend have sought to change the laws in Kentucky. Up until recently, only people who had been married, who had lived together, or had a child in common, could receive protection in a domestic emergency. Social Service agencies who work […]