Debt due and owing to state by parents
KRS 15.806
in effect15.806. Debt due and owing to state by parents
The payment of public assistance to or on behalf of a dependent child shall create a debt due and owing the state by the parent or parents of the child. If a court has ordered child support incident to a final divorce decree or other final order for child support, the debt shall be limited to the amount specified in the decree or order.
Effective: July 1, 2025
History: Repealed, reenacted, and renumbered 2023 Ky. Acts ch. 124, sec. 11, effective July 1, 2025. -- Amended 1988 Ky. Acts ch. 411, sec. 3, effective July 15, 1988. -- Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 277, sec. 1, effective June 17, 1978. -- Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 343, sec. 3. Formerly codified as KRS 205.715.
Source: Kentucky Legislative Research Commission (legislature.ky.gov)URL: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=54310Fetched: 10/20/2026
