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{"id":172,"date":"2014-12-02T15:38:11","date_gmt":"2014-12-02T15:38:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kentoncourtclerk.org\/?p=172"},"modified":"2025-01-23T18:45:43","modified_gmt":"2025-01-23T18:45:43","slug":"eco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kentoncourtclerk.org\/?p=172","title":{"rendered":"\u2022 EMERGENCY CUSTODY ORDERS (ECO)"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><span>An Emergency Custody Order\u00a0(ECO) petition may be filed by any interested person. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Separate petitions shall be filed for each child. \u00a0 All siblings\u2019 files will be assigned to the same judge.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>There is no filing fee.<\/li>\n<li>You can obtain these forms in the Family Court department of the Circuit Clerk\u2019s Office or click the links below.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span> <a href=\"https:\/\/kycourts.gov\/Legal-Forms\/Legal%20Forms\/DNA-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Juvenile Dependency\/Neglect or Abuse<\/a><span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/kycourts.gov\/Legal-Forms\/Legal%20Forms\/DNA-2.1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Emergency Custody Order Affidavit<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If there is not an allegation of dependency, neglect, and\/or abuse, an ECO is not the correct route. See <a href=\"https:\/\/kentoncourtclerk.org\/?p=128\">child custody<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>There will be a decision made by the judge on all ECO\u2019s by the end of business day in which the petition was filed.<\/li>\n<li>Whether the ECO is granted or denied, you may\u00a0be given a court date.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Information requested\u00a0to complete ECO\/DNA petitions:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li>Child\u2019s name, sex, race, date of birth and\/or social security number.<\/li>\n<li>Parent\/custodian\u2019s addresses, in order for service. (You don&#8217;t have to have these to file. If you do not have all information, the petition will still be processed; however, it is helpful to be prepared.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>A copy of the petition and summons, and an emergency custody order, if any, <span><span><span>shall be served upon parents or persons exercising custodial control or supervision or an individual\u00a0awarded legal custody by a court under the law of this state. \u00a0It may be served by any person authorized to serve process except the state child protective service agency.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Confidentiality &#8211;\u00a0Unless specified to the contrary, all juvenile court records generated by any agency are deemed confidential and shall not be disclosed except to:\n<ul>\n<li>a. Child;<\/li>\n<li>b. Child\u2019s parent\/guardian or spouse; and<\/li>\n<li>c. Victims or other persons authorized to attend a juvenile court hearing, unless ordered by the Court for good cause.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Release of child\u2019s treatment, medical, mental or psychological records is prohibited unless presented as evidence in Court.<\/li>\n<li><span><span><span>No person, including school personnel,\u00a0shall\u00a0access juvenile records or further disclose information from such records except as permitted by specific Court order.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li>KRS 610.340(1)(c) prohibits the disclosure of any records resulting from the child\u2019s prior abuse and neglect under Title IV-B of the Federal Social Security Act to victims or other persons authorized to attend a juvenile court hearing pursuant to KRS 610.070.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>If you believe a child is dependent, neglected, and\/or abused, you may contact the Cabinet for Health and Family Services @859-292-6340, if you do not wish to file a petition yourself.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Additional Forms for\u00a0Dependency, Neglect, Abuse(DNA)<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/kycourts.gov\/Legal-Forms\/Legal%20Forms\/DNA-11.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Affidavit of Indigency<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">***Reminder \u2013 Our office is prohibited from providing legal advice. You may contact the Northern Kentucky Bar Association (Lawyer Referral Service) @ <span>(859<\/span><span>)\u00a0<\/span>781-1525 or for Civil Cases Legal Aid of the Bluegrass (Civil Legal Assistance) @ (859) 431-8200, or for Criminal Cases the Public Defender's Office 1-833-385-6054 or contact a private attorney.\u00a0 There is also a FREE Legal Help Center on the 2nd floor of the Justice Center on Wednesdays from 11 am until 2 pm.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An Emergency Custody Order\u00a0(ECO) petition may be filed by any interested person. Separate petitions shall be filed for each child. \u00a0 All siblings\u2019 files will be assigned to the same judge. There is no filing fee. 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