FCRPP 29.New action

Last amended February 1, 2020 · Current through July 1, 2026 · Last verified September 8, 2026

In one sentenceFCRPP 29 requires any new allegation or request for removal after a child has achieved permanency to be filed as a new action.

Full Text of FCRPP 29

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Any new allegation or request for removal after a child has achieved permanency shall be filed as a new action.

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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

Permanency is meant to be an ending — adoption, a permanent custody order, a placement that is no longer provisional. Reopening the old file to litigate something new would keep the child inside a case that was supposed to be over.

So any new allegation, or any request for removal, arising after a child has achieved permanency is filed as a new action.

The practical consequence is a fresh case number, a fresh petition under the ordinary rules, and the protections that attach at the start of a case rather than the momentum of one already decided.

Frequently Asked Questions

What happens if there is a new allegation after permanency in Kentucky?

It shall be filed as a new action, not in the closed case.

Does that apply to a request for removal too?

Yes. Any new allegation or request for removal after a child has achieved permanency is filed as a new action.

Source & verification. The rule text and amendment history are reproduced verbatim from the Kentucky Family Court Rules of Procedure and Practice (Ky. FCRPP FCRPP 29). Promulgated by the Supreme Court of Kentucky. The plain-English summary is original and written by us. Last verified September 8, 2026. · Official source

Also known as: new actionafter permanencyreopening a dependency casenew allegation