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2 Answers | Asked in Criminal Law and Family Law for Kentucky on
Q: Violating EPO

What happened to the second time you violate any Epo ? Does it turn into a felony?

Jonathan Hodge
Jonathan Hodge
answered on Dec 4, 2022

In Kentucky, violation of an EPO constitutes contempt of court which is prosecuted as a Misdemeanor A (can be jailed up to 365 days on conviction). There is no enhancement of this misdemeanor penalty to felony.

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Q: My boyfriend is in jail in ky waiting to be inditment and his 60 days will be up on Thanksgiving when will released
Jonathan Hodge
Jonathan Hodge
answered on Nov 18, 2022

If a defendant has been held to answer, without being indicted, for longer than 90 days from the finding of probable cause, the circuit court shall, upon motion, order discharge of a defendant from custody. The problem in your scenario is that his 60 days expires on a court holiday. If such a... View More

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1 Answer | Asked in Bankruptcy for Kentucky on
Q: When a bankruptcy case is filed do all claims or lawsuits against you get dismissed?
Jonathan Hodge
Jonathan Hodge
answered on Nov 11, 2022

Most will but there are exceptions to discharge. The most common non-dischargeable debts are domestic support obligations, student loan debt, and most tax debt owed to federal, state or local governments. Debts from misrepresentations made to get credit, debts arising from fraud, "willful... View More

2 Answers | Asked in Bankruptcy and Civil Litigation for Kentucky on
Q: My brother sold his restaurant owes me half of the money hes claiming to want to file bankruptcy to avoid paying me ?

He has a clerk job he makes about $1400 clear a month after taxes He has also defaulted in a civil lawsuit

Jonathan Hodge
Jonathan Hodge
answered on Aug 24, 2022

If he files a bankruptcy, you will need to file a proof of claim that shows you are a creditor entitled to payment.

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Q: Walmart it’s self doesn’t persecute shoplifters but they definitely arrest people who steal they send it over to the

sheriffs office for you to be arrested right?!

Jonathan Hodge
Jonathan Hodge
answered on Aug 17, 2022

Persecute - I hope not. I think you're talking about prosecution of a shoplifting offense. Let's examine a chain of events for a standard shoplifting charge: Retail personnel observe suspicious activity and alert the store's loss prevention personnel or the police that merchandise... View More

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