(WKYT) – 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 to pay $360,000 in damages as well as $205,000 in added fees and costs to David Ermold and David Moore to compensate for the denied services.
In July, Ermold and Moore filed a lawsuit accusing Davis of transferring inherited property to family members to avoid paying the judgement.
In post-judgment discovery, Davis said she owned no real estate, made no large transfers and was not a beneficiary of any estate.
The judge wrote that the plaintiffs later found certified records in Rowan County showing Davis inherited 50% of her mother’s estate. The records also show she signed deeds in 2025 transferring property to family members.
The judge is ordering Davis to correct her discovery answers and to show cause by Nov. 16 why she should not be sanctioned. The court did not hold her in contempt, at least for now.
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