Unless otherwise exempted, an appeal to the Circuit Court may be taken as a matter of right from the juvenile session of the District Court from dispositional orders under KRS 610.110. The appeal shall be taken in the manner provided in the Rules of Criminal Procedure, and the Circuit Court shall, in the best interest of the child, hear such cases expeditiously.
KRS 610.130
Appeal from disposition order
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case B.C. v. B.T. (2005)
Most recently applied in Mary E. McCann Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. The Sullivan University System, Inc., D/B/A Sullivan University College of Pharmacy (August 2017)
Effective: April 10, 1988 History: Amended 1988 Ky
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