- Paternity cases may be filed in Family Court by the mother, putative father, child, person or agency substantially contributing to the support of the child.
- Paternity refers to legal establishment of the father of a child.
- There is a filing fee.
- There is an additional fee for service of process depending up the service method you choose.
PATERNITY CASES ARE NOT OPEN FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION.
Exceptions:
a. These individuals may inspect an order or judgment of paternity:
- Employees of governmental agencies in the performance of their duties;
- All law enforcement agencies including county attorneys, Commonwealth’s attorneys, District and Circuit Judges;
- Anyone with a court order giving access to the order of paternity;
- Either party to a paternity action or his/her attorney of record.
b. No other information about a paternity case is to be inspected by anyone unless he/she has a court order giving access to the file. KRS 406.035(2).
Available form:
Uniform Child Support Order
You may find these links helpful:
Cabinet for Health and Family Services – Child Support Enforcement