FCRPP 23.Transfer
Last amended February 1, 2020 · Current through July 1, 2026 · Last verified September 8, 2026
Full Text of FCRPP 23
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: Adopted by Order 2020-1, eff. 2-1-20
Plain-English Summary
Moving a case moves the child's hearing dates, the caseworker's travel and often the lawyers, and before adjudication that delay falls on a child whose status is still unresolved.
So cases shall not be transferred from one county to another prior to adjudication — with one exception, and the rule requires it to be made explicitly: a specific finding of improper venue or forum non conveniens.
Note how this fits with the emergency rules. FCRPP 18 lets a court transfer for forum non conveniens after issuing an emergency custody order; this rule confirms that such a finding is what a pre-adjudication transfer requires.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can a Kentucky dependency case be moved to another county?
Not before adjudication, except on a specific finding of improper venue or forum non conveniens.
What about after an emergency custody order?
FCRPP 18(5)(c) allows the court, after issuing an emergency custody order, to transfer the case for forum non conveniens to the county where the dependency, abuse or neglect is alleged to have occurred, notifying the receiving court.