WomensLaw serves and supports all survivors.
Legal Information: Kentucky
Laws current as of August 6, 2024 If I am a minor, will the judge appoint an attorney for me?
If a full court hearing is ordered, the judge is supposed to appoint a free guardian ad litem (“GAL”) for any minor who does not already have an attorney.1 It doesn’t matter if you are the petitioner or the respondent.
1 KRS § 456.035(2)
© 2008–2024 WomensLaw.org is a project of the National Network to End Domestic Violence, Inc. All rights reserved. This website is funded in part through a grant from the Office for Victims of Crime, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. Neither the U.S. Department of Justice nor any of its components operate, control, are responsible for, or necessarily endorse, this website (including, without limitation, its content, technical infrastructure, and policies, and any services or tools provided). NNEDV is a 501©(3) non-profit organization; EIN 52-1973408.