Overview
- A Jefferson County family court judge issued an arrest warrant this month after ordering Matt Bevin to produce financial records and finding him in contempt, and the warrant remained active after he did not appear at a June 15 hearing.
- If Louisville law enforcement enforces the bench warrant, Bevin faces up to 60 days in jail at Metro Corrections and a $500 fine under the court’s order.
- The judge denied Bevin’s lawyers’ request for more time, saying the document timeline is standard in child support cases and that she will rescind the warrant if he provides the required records.
- The dispute centers on an intervention by Bevin’s adopted son Jonah, who seeks retroactive child support and has alleged abuse and abandonment at a Jamaican youth facility; a trial is set for July.
- Enforcement moves could speed disclosure of financial evidence ahead of the July trial and raise public scrutiny because Bevin is a former governor, while his attorney contends the process unfairly targets him.