Appendix A.Sample financial status quo orders
Last amended January 1, 2023 · Current through July 1, 2026 · Last verified September 8, 2026
Full Text of Appendix A
Amendment History
Kentucky publishes each rule’s amendment record as a “HISTORY” note beneath the rule, citing the Supreme Court order that adopted or amended it and that order’s effective date. It is reproduced verbatim below.
HISTORY: Amended by Order 2022-58, eff. 1-1-23. Adopted by Order 2020-1, eff. 2-1-20
Plain-English Summary
These are model provisions, not standing law. FCRPP 2(5)(a) lets a court enter a temporary financial status quo order after notice and an evidentiary hearing, preserving the marital estate and assigning responsibility for ongoing expenses — and says such an order may include, but is not limited to, the provisions collected here.
The first sample stops the estate from moving. Neither party may incur unreasonable debt, or sell, encumber, gift, bequeath or in any manner transfer, convey or dissipate any property, cash, stocks or other assets in their possession or in another person's or entity's control — with an exception for what is necessary to pay reasonable living expenses, and subject to the court's permission or an agreed order signed by both parties or their attorneys.
The second protects cover that is easy to cancel and expensive to replace. Neither party may allow the cancellation or lapse of any health, life, automobile, casualty or disability insurance currently covering themselves or a family member, or change the named beneficiaries, without the court's permission or an agreed order. Changing a beneficiary is grouped with cancelling the policy because both quietly move value out of the marriage.
Frequently Asked Questions
Are the Appendix A provisions automatically in force?
No. They are samples. FCRPP 2(5)(a) provides that a temporary financial status quo order may include, but is not limited to, the provisions contained in Appendix A — so they bind only if the court orders them.
Can I still pay my bills under a financial status quo order?
The sample provision excepts what is necessary to pay reasonable living expenses.
Does it stop me changing my life insurance beneficiary?
The second sample provision bars changing the named beneficiaries on health, life, automobile, casualty or disability insurance without permission of the court or an agreed order signed by both parties or their attorneys.