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.

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Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 610.130

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.

Effective: April 10, 1988
History: Amended 1988 Ky. Acts ch. 350, sec. 24, effective April 10, 1988. — Created
1986 Ky. Acts ch. 423, sec. 32, effective July 1, 1987.