Overview
- Jefferson Family Court Judge Angela Johnson ordered Matt Bevin Friday to produce specified financial records by noon and signed a fresh arrest warrant after finding full compliance was not timely.
- Bevin’s lawyers filed a last-minute notice of production and an emergency motion for more time, which the judge denied before signing the order of arrest just after 1:20 p.m.
- The court’s contempt sanction would require Bevin to serve 60 days in the Louisville Metro Department of Corrections and pay a fine if he is arrested or fails to purge contempt.
- The underlying lawsuit was brought by Bevin’s adopted son, Jonah, who accuses his parents of abandonment and abuse and is seeking retroactive child support, with the case set for trial in July.
- The dispute has moved from discovery fights into active enforcement, which could speed evidence disclosure for the July trial, heighten public scrutiny of both families, and shape possible outcomes on financial relief.