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KRS 407.5104

Application of Articles 1 to 6 and 7 to resident of foreign country and foreign support proceeding

Known as the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act

The act spans §§ 407.010 to 407.5903 (126 sections).

Effective: June 24, 2015 History: Created 2015 Ky

(1) A tribunal of this state shall apply Articles 1 to 6 of this chapter and, as applicable, Article 7 of this chapter, to a support proceeding involving:

(a) A foreign support order;

(b) A foreign tribunal; or (c) An obligee, obligor, or child residing in a foreign country.

(2) A tribunal of this state that is requested to recognize and enforce a support order on the basis of comity may apply the procedural and substantive provisions of Articles 1 to 6 of this chapter.

(3) Article 7 of this chapter applies only to a support proceeding under the Convention. In such a proceeding, if a provision of Article 7 of this chapter is inconsistent with Articles 1 to 6 of this chapter, Article 7 of this chapter controls.

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