Kim Davis Ordered to Explain Missing Assets Tied to Same-Sex Marriage Lawsuit
The judge declined contempt but ordered Davis to provide complete asset records and explain property transfers tied to more than $565,000 in judgments.
- On Friday, United States Magistrate Judge Edward Adkins ordered former Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis to explain why she failed to disclose an inheritance, declining to hold her in contempt for now.
- Davis owes $565,000 in damages and fees to David Ermold and David Moore after she illegally denied them marriage licenses in 2015, yet she has consistently refused to pay the judgment.
- Records show Davis inherited 50% of her mother's $735,230 estate in 2025, but she transferred her interest to family members between April and May 2025 while claiming under oath she owned no property.
- A November 16 deadline requires Davis to provide accurate asset responses, though plaintiffs' attorney Michael Gartland is not ruling out an appeal to the judge's decision denying immediate contempt sanctions.
- Under the Uniform Voidable Transactions Act, plaintiffs seek to void the property transfers to recover the debt, though Davis's attorneys argue that federal motions to collect are premature pending state court outcomes.
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Kentucky clerk who blocked gay marriage is in hiding to dodge huge fine
Far-right Rowan County, Kentucky clerk Kim Davis made a name for herself when she refused to give a marriage license to a gay couple after the U.S. Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage. Eleven years later, she still hasn't been held accountable. The Friendly Atheist reported on Thursday that over and over again, courts have told Davis that she must write a check to the couple for violating their civil rights. That fee began at $50,000, but …
Federal Judge Rules Kim Davis Lied About Her Assets
Lexington’s CBS affiliate reports: A federal judge says former Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis gave materially false answers about her assets while a judgment of more than $565,000 against her remains unpaid. Davis refused court orders to issue same-sex marriage licenses in 2015 due to her religious beliefs. After losing a lawsuit, Davis was ordered … The post Federal Judge Rules Kim Davis Lied About Her Assets appeared first on Joe.My.God..
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Lodinews.comFederal judge says KY’s Kim Davis lied about her assets. He could hold her in contempt
Kim Davis still has not paid any money to the couple who sued her for denying them a marriage license more than a decade ago.
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