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Kentucky financial forms for family court

Kentucky uses one statewide disclosure statement for divorce, filled out twice: preliminary (AOC-238) and final (AOC-239). A simplified version (AOC-238.1/239.1) is for smaller estates.

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The forms

Which form do I use?

Are your combined income and your combined assets both under $100,000?

This limit is printed on the simplified form. The court rule itself names only AOC-238 and AOC-239 and states no limit.

  • AOC-238/239

    Preliminary / Final Verified Disclosure Statement

    • Income
    • Expenses
    • Property and assets
    • Debts

    When it’s used: Standard divorce disclosure; check box for Preliminary (AOC-238) or Final (AOC-239).

    PDF10 pagesRevision: Rev. 1-15Confirmed on the court's site
    Open on the court’s site (opens the court’s site in a new tab)

  • AOC-238.1/239.1

    Simplified Preliminary / Final Verified Disclosure Statement

    • Income
    • Expenses
    • Property and assets
    • Debts

    When it’s used: Short version for combined income under $100,000 and combined assets under $100,000.

    PDF5 pagesRevision: Rev. 1-15Confirmed on the court's site
    Open on the court’s site (opens the court’s site in a new tab)

Filed with the court, or given to the other side?

The preliminary statement is exchanged within 45 days of service and not filed unless ordered or a local rule requires it. If financial claims go to trial, the final one is served and filed before trial.

The rule in full, with its sourcesExactly what we confirmed, with the rule each part comes from.
What it uses
Kentucky's divorce disclosure is one statewide AOC Verified Disclosure Statement used twice (Preliminary AOC-238, Final AOC-239), in a standard version and a simplified version (AOC-238.1/239.1) for smaller estates.
Which form, when
Simplified AOC-238.1/239.1 'FOR PARTIES WITH COMBINED INCOME LESS THAN $100,000 AND COMBINED ASSETS LESS THAN $100,000' (printed on the form; FCRPP text itself names only AOC-238/239 and states no threshold); otherwise AOC-238/239. FCRPP 2(3) (preliminary) and 3(3) (final), Order 2020-1 eff. 1 Feb 2020.
Filed or exchanged
Preliminary (AOC-238): exchanged within 45 days of service, objections 21 days later, and 'shall not be filed in the record unless ordered by the court or required by local rule' (FCRPP 2(3)). Final (AOC-239) or AOC-239.2 affidavit: if financial claims are tried, served 21 days before trial and filed no later than 14 days before trial (FCRPP 3(3)(c)).

This is general information, not legal advice. Forms change, so check with the court before you file.

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