Family Court Public Defender Louisville Ky

The office of circuit court clerk does not accept child support payments.

Family court public defender louisville ky.

Restitution payments per court order will be charged an additional 5 percent fee. For that reason family court uses a case management process that distinguishes it from other trial courts. The staff of the louisville jefferson county public defender s office consists of 63 attorneys 8 investigators 3 paralegals 2 social workers a mitigation coordinator 2 law clerks 12 secretaries 12 data entry personnel and a comptroller. You should hire a lawyer or ask the court for a public defender at your first court appearance and before you consider any offer from the prosecutor.

Jefferson st louisville ky. An official website of the commonwealth of kentucky. A public defender is appointed to represent the child in court. Many judges in kentucky will require that you first fill out an affidavit of indigency.

Information is provided only in person to authorized individuals with a photo id. Today family court serves 3 2 million citizens in 71 kentucky counties. Nicholson circuit court clerk. Family court is involved in the most intimate and complex aspects of human nature and social relations.

Jefferson county family court is comprised of 10 divisions and 10 judges. Or before your friend or family. Staff structure. 502 595 3025 kentucky family court division jefferson county the county attorney s office has been a partner in jefferson county family court since it began as a pilot program in 1991.

The louisville jefferson county public defender s corp. Is at 719 w. Payments should be made payable to david l. 502 595 4392 family court clerk s office.

Louisville metro public defender 719 w jefferson st ste 200 louisville ky 40202 contact louisville metro public defender to find out about hours of operation office hours business hours. In november 2002 kentucky voters made it a permanent court. Kentucky family court is so progressive and successful that it is considered a national model. It was the first of its type in kentucky to focus solely.

One family one judge one court.