The records and judicial proceedings of any court of any state, attested by the clerk thereof in due form, with the seal of the court annexed if there be a seal, and certified by the judge, chief justice, or presiding magistrate of the court, shall have the same faith and credit given to them in this state as they would have at the place from which the records come. The record and judicial proceedings of any court of the United States attested by the clerk thereof, with the seal of the court annexed if there be a seal, shall have the same faith and credit given to them in this state as they would have in the courts of the United States.
KRS 422.040
Court records of other states and United States entitled to full faith and credit
Applied in 14 court decisions — leading case Callahan v. Callahan (1944)
Most recently applied in Stephen Marchese v. Allison Aebersold (September 2017)
Effective: October 1, 1942 History: Recodified 1942 Ky
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