LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — A Friday morning hearing involving former Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin was canceled Thursday, according to the Jefferson County Court Administrator.

The cancellation comes as Bevin's attorney asks to disqualify Family Court Judge Angela Johnson from the case. Attorneys are now awaiting a decision from the chief justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court. 

Attorneys said there is not an estimated timeframe in which a ruling is expected as the chief justice "has not yet received complete certified records from the circuit clerk." Because records must be mailed, attorneys said they will not arrive in time to get a ruling before Friday's hearing. 

Johnson gave Bevin an ultimatum — go to jail for two months or submit the records needed for child support for his adopted son, Jonah Bevin, and pay a $500 fine. 

A warrant was issued Tuesday for the former governor. Bevin claims he turned over some of the records, but the judge said the court is still waiting on supporting documents.

Bevin appeared via Zoom on Tuesday morning in Jefferson Family Court.

"You keep repeating, in your opinion, it's not germane, and that's the crux of the problem, sir," Johnson said. "That tells me you knowingly disobeyed this court's order."

"Ma'am, if I may?" Bevin interjected.

"No, you may not," Johnson replied.

"I'm not saying it's not relevant," Bevin continued. "I've been providing it and gathering it intentionally in response to the request."

Bevin attended the hearing via Zoom because he was driving home from his ex-wife's father's funeral in Oklahoma.

Johnson had ordered Bevin to appear in court in person on Friday, but the hearing has been canceled. The hearing won't be rescheduled until there is a ruling from the chief justice.

In a statement, Jonah Bevin's attorneys said "We are disappointed that Matt Bevin would seek to delay the child support hearing."

"This is an obvious tactic to avoid personal accountability. The Family Court had no choice but to follow the law and wait for Kentucky's Chief Justice to rule on the motion," the statement continued. "In the meantime, Matt Bevin remains noncompliant with the Court's Orders. And the warrant for his arrest remains outstanding."

At issue is financial documents the court asked Bevin to provide to determine child support in the case of his adoptive son, Jonah Bevin, who accused his parents of sending him to an abusive boarding school in Jamaica when he was a teenager.

The court said Bevin only provided a financial disclosure statement and no supporting documents that were due Tuesday morning. Johnson reiterated the court has requested the documents multiple times.

In his own statement, Jonah Bevin said "Matt Bevin says he cares about me. But a true father wouldn't be fighting this hard not to help his own kid."

"If he really cared, he would have brought me home when I was rescued from Jamaica. Instead I'm out here just trying to survive while he keeps playing games. I just got denied an apartment because I don't have the money for the security deposit. I'm close to having nowhere to go," Jonah's statement continued. "Everyday, I wake up worried about where I'm going to sleep and how I'm going to eat. I'm trying my best, but it feels like I'm on my own. That hurts more than anything. It makes me feel like I never really mattered. I didn't ask for any of this. I just want a safe place to live and a real chance to move forward. If he truly cares like he says, then he needs to show it."

Bevin's attorney has not yet responded to a request for comment.

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