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KRS 406.031

Limitation of action

Known as the Uniform Act

The act spans §§ 406–406 (38 sections).

Applied in 12 court decisions — leading case 402 Pa. Super. 536 - In Re Estate of Greenwood (1991)

Most recently applied in J.N.R. v. O'Reilly (April 2008)

Effective: June 29, 2021 History: Amended 2021 Ky

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(1) The determination of paternity under the provisions of KRS 406.021(1) shall be commenced within eighteen (18) years after the birth, miscarriage or stillbirth of a child. However, in such cases, liability for child support shall not predate the initiation of action taken to determine paternity as set forth in KRS 406.021 if the action is taken two (2) years or more from the date of birth.

(2) Any person for whom paternity has not yet been established and who had not reached eighteen (18) years of age as of August 16, 1984, including those persons for whom a paternity action was brought but dismissed because a statute of limitations of less than eighteen (18) years was then in effect, may bring an action to establish paternity.

Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.