KRS 407.5613

Jurisdiction to modify child support order of another state when individual parties reside in this state

Known as the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act

The act spans §§ 407–407 (126 sections).

Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case Nordike v. Nordike (2007)

Most recently applied in Adams-Smyrichinsky v. Smyrichinsky (August 2015)

Effective: June 24, 2015 History: Amended 2015 Ky

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(1) If all of the parties who are individuals reside in this state and the child does not reside in the issuing state, a tribunal of this state has jurisdiction to enforce and to modify the issuing state's child support order in a proceeding to register that order.

(2) A tribunal of this state exercising jurisdiction under this section shall apply the provisions of Articles 1 and 2 of this chapter, this Article, and the procedural and substantive law of the state to the proceeding for enforcement or modification. Articles 3, 4, 5, 7, and 8 do not apply.

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